UN envoy urges dialogue to end political impasse in Iraq
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New York: The absence of a functioning government in Iraq one year after elections were held is hard to justify, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday, urging political leaders to put aside their differences for the common good.
Iraq: Over 17 people injured in clashes between protesters and police in Baghdad
Oct 02, 2022, at 03:34 am
Baghdad: More than 17 people were injured on Saturday as result of skirmishes between protesters and police in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Iraqi broadcaster Al Sumaria reported, citing sources.
Sep 24, 2022, at 05:50 pm
New York: Iraq represents a living example of how hope prevails over seemingly impossible odds, especially conflict and political crises, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi told the UN General Assembly on Friday, and while the nascent democracy still needed international support, it is looking to its younger generations to keep the spirit of hope and courage alive.
‘Very survival’ of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint
Aug 30, 2022, at 09:35 pm
New York: The UN chief on Monday issued a call for “calm and restraint” in the Iraqi capital Baghdad following a day of reportedly violent protests in and around the national parliament building, in the wake of the announcement from political leader and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he was leaving politics.
ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:16 pm
New York: The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.
Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says
Jul 27, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: The deadly shelling of a mountain resort in northern Iraq last week represented a shocking disregard for civilian life and international obligations on civilian protection, the UN Special Representative for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told an emergency session of the Security Council on Tuesday.
6 Iraqi policemen killed in Islamic State attack
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Six police officers were killed and six others wounded in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Salahudin Province, north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said on Wednesday.
A dozen missiles strike near US consulate in north Iraq, no injuries reported
Mar 13, 2022, at 05:13 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: A total of 12 missiles struck Iraq's northern city of Irbil on Sunday near the United States consulate, media reports said. There have been no casualties.
Several rockets land near US consulate in Iraq’s Erbil
Mar 13, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: Strong explosions were heard in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, late on Saturday night, Shafaq News reported citing an Iraqi security source.
Iraqi parliamentary party asks Pakistan to remove terrorist cells
Mar 06, 2022, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Iraqi parliamentary party chief has called upon Pakistan to eliminate terrorist cells, their facilitators and sponsors from the country.
‘Political impasse’ hampering change and reform in Iraq
Feb 25, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: Political leaders in Iraq must urgently overcome their divisions and work for the good of the people, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total.
Iraq: Four, including three soldiers, die explosion
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Three Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
UN in Iraq calls for dialogue following attack; civilian casualties reported
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:38 pm
New York: Following reports on Wednesday of civilian casualties during airstrikes on the Iraqi city of Ninewa, the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI) reiterated that Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity “must be respected at all times”.
5 Islamic State militants killed in N Iraq airstrike
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, said the Iraqi military.
11 Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State attack
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Diyala province, the police said on Friday.
Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: “A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in Baghdad the previous night, which left a child and woman injured.
Car bomb blast in southern Iraq kills 7 people: Reports
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb explosion in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday killed at least seven people, the al-Sumaria TV channel reported.
‘Turning point’ reached for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, Security Council hear
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head of a special UN investigative team told the Security Council in New York on Thursday.
Importance of sound, inclusive elections in Iraq ‘cannot be overstated’
Nov 24, 2021, at 11:45 pm
New York: Following “hard-earned” parliamentary elections on 10 October, Iraqis of all political stripes must exercise restraint, eschew violence and await the outcome’s final certification by the Federal Supreme Court, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: A drone laden with explosives targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's house in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the country's military called an attempted assassination, said reports.
Rocket strikes house of Iraqi Prime Minister: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A rocket has struck the house of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi during a drone attack, Al Arabiya reports.
Iraq: Islamic State members attack Diyala province, 12 dead
Oct 27, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Diyala: At least 12 people died as Islamic State Terrorists attacked Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Iraq: ‘Moral obligation’ to ensure justice for Yazidi and other survivors of ISIL crimes
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:40 pm
New York: A new Iraqi law to support Yazidi women survivors of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists, represents “a watershed moment” in addressing the wrongs committed against them and other minority groups, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict told an event on Thursday, highlighting the need for effective reparations.
Death toll due to Islamic State attack in northern Iraq touches 12: Reports
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: The number of police officers killed in the Islamic State terrorist attack in Iraq's northern Kirkuk Governorate rose to 12, Shafaq News reported, citing security sources.
US military base on Iraqi-Kuwaiti border hit by rocket fire
Aug 28, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A US military base on the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border has come under rocket fire, no people have been injured in the incident, sources said on Saturday.
Iraq: Put torture prevention laws into practice, urges Bachelet
Aug 04, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New York: Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), makes clear that the practice continues in jails throughout the country.
UN chief underlines commitment to justice for Yazidis in Iraq
Aug 04, 2021, at 06:05 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said on Tuesday in a statement marking seven years since the extremist group brutally targeted the religious minority and other communities.
Joe Biden announces US combat forces to leave Iraq by end of year
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday announced his government will formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.
US, Iraq set to agree in withdrawal of US troops by end of this year
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and Iraq are expected to agree on the pullout of US forces by the end of 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.