Anti-gov't protests continue in Iraq amid unrest
Oct 05, 2019, at 11:39 pm
Baghdad, Oct 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Hundreds of Iraqi people took to the streets of eastern Baghdad on Saturday as unrest entered its fifth day in Iraq, with security forces unleashing tear gas canisters and live ammunition to disperse them.
Iraq witnesses violent protests, 93 dead
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:19 pm
Baghdad: The ongoing agitation in Iraq, which is going on for the past four days, has claimed 93 lives so far, media reports said.
Iraq: 93 die in anti-govt protests, around 4000 injured
Oct 05, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Baghdad, Oct 5 (UNI): The ongoing agitation in the oil-rich country has refused to die, even after claiming 93 lives and leaving around 4,000 people wounded in the last four days, an official said here on Saturday.
UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere
Oct 05, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York: The United Nations is urging authorities in Iraq to allow citizens to exercise their right to freedom of expression after the security forces opened fire on mass anti-government protests which began earlier this week.
Iraqi officers liquidate IS terrorists who blocked off road amid protests – Press Service
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
Baghdad, Oct 4 (Sputnik/UNI) Members of the Islamic State terror organization (banned in Russia) blocked off a road between the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the city of Samarra amid anti-government protests in the country, the press service of the Iraqi security service said on Friday, adding that security officers subsequently liquidated the group.
Syria, Iraq open border crossing along Euphrates river after IS defeat
Sep 30, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Al Bukamal, Syria, Sep 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Syria and Iraq have completed all preparations needed to reopen the border checkpoint between the towns of Al Bukamal and Qaim, a major crossing point that has been closed for years following the defeat of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), a Sputnik correspondent said on Monday.
Russian court arrests 9 people for sponsoring IS terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Investigators
Sep 27, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Moscow, Sep 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A court in Moscow has arrested nine supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) for sponsoring terrorists in Syria and Iraq, an aide to the head of the Russian Investigative Committee's Moscow department, Yulia Ivanova, said on Friday.
Turkish Airstrikes kill 5 terrorists in Northern Iraq - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:41 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing five terrorists, Turkey's media reported.
12 killed in bomb explosion in Iraq's Karbala
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:25 am
Baghdad, Sep 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll of a bomb explosion in Iraq's holy Shiite city of Karbala on Friday evening rose to 12, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi Security Forces detained Karbala bombing suspect - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:17 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI): The Iraqi security forces have detained a suspected perpetrator of a blast inside a minibus in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, national media reported.
Iraq: Military intelligence forces arrest two ISIS terrorists
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mosul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Iraqi military intelligence forces on Sunday arrested two terrorists belonging to the Islamic State terror group at a security checkpoint in Mosul city, media reports said on Monday.
‘Perseverance is key’ to Iraq’s future, UN envoy tells Security Council
Aug 29, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): Although Iraq is “hard at work building on progress made to date”, a top United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday that decades of trouble continue to impact the present, but cautioned “we have not seen the end of it yet”.
Iraq: Bomb blast in Diyala leaves one civilian injured
Aug 27, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Baghdad, Aug 27 (IBNS): A bomb blast hit Diyala area in Iraq and left one civilian wounded, media reports said on Tuesday.
Iraqi military intelligence forces arrest two Islamic State terrorists from Kirkuk
Aug 25, 2019, at 09:07 pm
Baghdad, Aug 25 (IBNS): Iraqi military intelligence forces have said that two Islamic State terrorists have been arrested from Kirkuk province of the country, media reports said.
IS terrorists kill 6, injure 9 in Northern Iraq - Security Services
Aug 25, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Moscow, August 25 (Sputnik/UNI) The militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have attacked civilians in northern Iraq killing six people and injuring nine more, a press service of the Iraqi security forces said on Sunday.
At least 4 killed, 30 wounded in motorcycle bombing south of Iraqi capital
Aug 24, 2019, at 09:58 am
Baghdad, Aug 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday in a motorcycle bombing in a town in Babil Province south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
5 IS militants killed in 2 attacks in eastern Iraq
Aug 13, 2019, at 10:20 am
Baghdad, Aug 12 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in two incidents in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said.
Three civilians killed, 10 wounded in 2 explosions in Iraq
Jul 27, 2019, at 08:01 am
Baghdad, July 27 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of three civilians were killed and 10 others wounded on Friday in two separate bombings in the provinces of Kirkuk and Salahudin, security officials said.
Civilian killed, 25 wounded in twin blasts in Iraq's capital: source
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) A civilian was killed and 25 others wounded on Monday in two explosions at a Shiite mosque in the southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
Nine IS militants killed in US led airstrike in northern Iraq
Jul 13, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Baghdad, Jul 13 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday in an airstrike by US-led coalition in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said.
US-led airstrike kills 3 IS militants in northern Iraq
Jul 08, 2019, at 10:15 am
Baghdad, July 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A US-led coalition airstrike killed three Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk on Sunday, while a civilian was killed and two others wounded in attacks in the eastern province of Diyala.
Four IS militants killed in northern Iraq
Jul 03, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Baghdad, Jul 3 (Xinhua/UNI) The Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces conducted Wednesday an operation in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh and killed four Islamic State (IS) militants, the Iraqi military said.
Jul 02, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, July 2 (IBNS): The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate” in the country. The visit, which also took in a trip to Kuwait, saw the members meet senior government, UN and humanitarian officials to discuss the development of Iraq, the humanitarian situation, and the ongoing security challenges faced by the Government.
Six IS militants killed in airstrike, anti-IS operation in northern Iraq
Jul 01, 2019, at 10:22 am
Baghdad, July 1 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of six Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in an airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition aircraft and an operation by Iraqi security forces in the northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi army said.
Three IS militants killed in western Iraq
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:23 pm
BAGHDAD, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of three Islamic State (IS) militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Four soldiers, three IS militants killed in clash in central Iraq
Jun 04, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Baghdad, Jun 4 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Iraqi soldiers and three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in a clash in north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
2 IS militants killed, 3 civilians wounded in clash in eastern Iraq
May 28, 2019, at 10:31 am
Baghdad, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A clash between Islamic State (IS) militants and Iraqi farmers on Monday killed two IS militants and wounded three civilians, a local official told Xinhua.
May 22, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Iraq’s democratic transition – weighed down by political infighting, weak institutions, corruption, and the constant threat of ISIL – needs more international support, “lots of time and lots of hard work,” the top United Nations official in the country said on Tuesday.
Iraq : Six IS would-be suicide bombers killed
May 21, 2019, at 09:45 am
Baghdad, May 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi security forces on Monday killed six would-be suicide bombers affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) militant group in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said.
US-led coalition on 'High Alert' over possible threats to US forces in Iraq : CENTCOM
May 15, 2019, at 09:59 am
Washington, May 15 (Sputnik/UNI) The US-led coalition is on high alert as it monitors credible threats to American forces in Iraq, US Central Command spokesman Bill Urban said in a statement.