Three killed in gunmen attacks in Iraq
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: A total of three people were killed in separate attacks in the Iraqi provinces of Diyala and Nineveh, security sources said on Wednesday.
Iraq summons ambassadors of 4 countries over "interference in internal affairs"
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:06 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Monday said it has summoned the ambassadors of four countries to Iraq over a statement considered by the ministry as "interference in Iraq's internal affairs."
Dec 08, 2019, at 05:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in Iraq has strongly condemned the shooting of unarmed protesters in Baghdad on Friday night, which left a high number of deaths and injuries among innocent citizens, calling for the perpetrators to be “identified and brought to justice without delay”.
US Envoy to Coalition Fighting Islamic State Visits Iraq to Keep Up Pressure - State Dept
Dec 07, 2019, at 06:12 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Special Envoy charged with maintaining the Coalition to fight the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) is visiting Baghdad to ensure continued alliance coordination, the Department of State said in a media note on Friday.
Eleven killed, over 30 hurt in fire caused by gas blast at wedding in Iran - Official
Dec 06, 2019, at 10:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Eleven people were killed, more than 30 were injured in a fire in the city of Saqqez in Kurdistan Province in western Iran, which occurred at a wedding due to a gas explosion, local senior official said on Thursday.
Iraqi security forces detain late al-Baghdadi's deputy commander
Dec 04, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi security forces said they detained in the country's north the deputy of the late Islamic State (banned in Russia) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a police statement, seen by Sputnik, said.
Dec 04, 2019, at 10:29 am
New York/IBNS: After decades of sectarian strife and conflict, “a renewed sense of patriotism has taken hold”, the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Iraqi court sentences army officer to death over protest killings – Source
Dec 01, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: A court in Iraq’s Wasit province sentenced an army officer to death on Sunday over killings of peaceful protesters in the region’s main city in fall, a judicial source told Sputnik.
At Least 27 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi unrest - Reports
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:35 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 27 demonstrators have been shot dead and 152 others had been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country’s capital of Baghdad, media reported, citing sources.
Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the courage being demonstrated by survivors coming forward “serves to underline the urgency” they need to carry on with their work.
Death toll in southern Iraq's protests rises to 6, over 140 injured - Source
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in Sunday'protests in Iraq's southern cities of Basra and Nasiriyah has risen to six, with over 140 people sustaining injuries, a source from the regional commission on human rights told Sputnik.
Iraq boosts security on Syrian border to prevent IS Terrorist Infiltration: Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi border guards along the Iraqi-Syrian frontier have increased security measures to prevent terrorists from finding their way into the country, national media reported.
Over 300 die in protests in Iraq
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 319 people died in anti-government demonstrations since early October in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday.
Over 300 people killed in nationwide anti-government protests in Iraq: Rights Group
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: More than 300 people died and nearly 15,000 were injured during ongoing anti-government protests across Iraq since October, Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said on Sunday.
Rockets land near Iraqi base hosting US troops – Military
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 17 rockets landed Friday near Iraq’s al-Qayyarah Air Base housing US troops, the Iraqi military said.
At least 97 killed in 2nd wave of protests in Iraq: UNAMI
Nov 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Wednesday said demonstration-related violence which hit Iraq from Oct 25 to Nov 4 caused at least 97 deaths and thousands of injuries in the country.
Over 150 people injured in Monday protests in Baghdad – Human Rights Watchdog
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 150 people were injured and three more killed on Monday during the protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said.
At least 5 protesters killed in Iraq’s Karbala when storming Iran’s Consulate – Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least five demonstrators were killed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in an attempt to storm the Iranian consulate, Shafaq News outlet reported on Monday morning.
Iraq protests: UN calls for national talks to break ‘vicious cycle’ of violence
Oct 31, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN’s most senior official in Iraq, visited protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday, calling for “a national dialogue to identify prompt, meaningful responses to break the vicious cycle of violence” which has roiled the country during the past five days.
Anti-gov't protests continue in Iraq despite security measures
Oct 29, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The anti-government demonstrations continued early on Tuesday in Baghdad and others Iraqi provinces, with contradictory reports about casualties among protesters in the city of Karbala.
US calls for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq - State Department
Oct 28, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is calling for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq, US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Sunday.
'Not a big deal' - Iranian minister on IS leader Baghdadi's elimination by US troops
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:24 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI: Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Sunday said that the elimination of Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization (IS, ISIS, banned in Russia) by the US air force was not "a big deal" and that Washington had simply destroyed its own "creature."
Iraq PM orders counterterrorist forces to Baghdad amid mass protests
Oct 27, 2019, at 08:30 pm
Cairo, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordered for the country's elite counterterrorist forces to be deployed in several districts of Baghdad to guard the premises of state institutions amid ongoing violent protests, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement on Sunday.
Death toll from Iraq unrest up to 30 people, Over 2,300 people injured: Rights Commission
Oct 26, 2019, at 07:31 am
Moscow/ Sputnik/UNI The number of people killed during violent anti-government protests that resumed in Iraq on Friday has increased to 30 people, while over 2,300 people have been injured, the country’s High Commission For Human Rights said.
Iraqi joint operations command calls on US troops withdrawn from Syria to leave Iraq
Oct 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Damascus, Oct 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The Joint Operations Command of the Iraqi Armed Forces has called on US troops that have been withdrawn from northeastern Syria to leave the Iraqi territory, as only transit has been authorized.
US troops withdrawing from Syria to western Iraq, says Pentagon chief
Oct 21, 2019, at 10:30 am
Washington (Xinhua/UNI) US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said roughly 1,000 US troops withdrawing from the northeastern Syria will be repositioned into western Iraq, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon on Sunday.
Amid ongoing fighting in northeast Syria, hundreds cross Iraqi border in search of safety
Oct 18, 2019, at 11:59 pm
New York: Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said on Friday, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military.
Iraq detains several IS members who fled from Syria – Defence Minister
Oct 17, 2019, at 09:03 am
Damascus (Sputnik/UNI) Iraqi Defence Minister Najah Hassan Ali Shammari said on Thursday the country's authorities had detained several members of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) who fled from Syria.
US Military leaves bases northwest of Manbij toward Syria's border with Iraq - Ministry
Oct 15, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The US military has left its bases in Dadat northwest of Syria's Manbij toward the Syrian border with Iraq, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Death toll rises past 104 after clashes renew across Iraq – Reports
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:42 am
Cairo, Oct 7 (Sputnik/UNI) More protesters were killed and injured in fresh clashes with security forces across Iraq on Sunday night, media said.