Tag: Iraq
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Iraq to recall envoy, summon Turkish ambassador over deadly bombardment
Iraq accused Turkiye of striking the resort in Duhok Province of its semi-autonomous region, a charge Ankara has denied.
July 21, 2022 -
5 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq
Five militants of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, official sources said.
July 18, 2022 -
Ferment in the Gulf
Hostility between the long-time foes has often played out in Iraq, whose government is allied with both countries. The attack triggered harsh condemnation from the Iraqi government, which called it a “violation of international law and norms” and demanded an explanation from the Iranian leadership. The United States also condemned the strike and said it was an unjustified outrage on a civilian residence.
March 16, 2022 -
Iraq, NATO discuss regional stability
Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji and head of NATO's Mission in Iraq, Michael Anker Lollesgaard "discussed ways to enhance security
December 26, 2021 -
Drones target a PM
The attack came two days after deadly protests in the Iraqi capital over the result of a general election held on October 10. The groups leading the protests are heavily armed Iran-backed militias that lost much of their parliamentary power in the election.
November 10, 2021 -
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
The areas include displacement settlements housing tens of thousands of people displaced in Syria's 10-year conflict.
August 23, 2021 -
The lonesomeness of defeat
Afghanistan has been a debacle for the Americans, but no less so for the Indians.
August 22, 2021 -
Power transmission tower in Iraq bombed
Iraq has been witnessing a chronic power shortage since the US-led invasion in 2003
August 9, 2021 -
Another pullout
Strategically, the pullout in another five months ought not to be considered as a retreat of the American soldier; suffice it to register that US forces, at least a section thereof, will be very much in Iraq ostensibly to help the local Iraqi forces to counter the potentially murderous Isis.
August 1, 2021 -
IS attack on funeral procession kills 13 in Iraq
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attack had been perpetrated by the Daesh group. The military said it will provide details once an investigation is complete.
July 31, 2021 -
US to end combat mission in Iraq by end of year
Iraqi military bases housing US troops across the country and the US embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad have been frequently targeted
July 27, 2021 -
Iraq Covid hospital fire leave 64 dead, 50 injured
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held an emergency meeting with some cabinet ministers and security commanders to discuss the hospital fire and its consequences.
July 13, 2021 -
Over 40 killed in Iraq Covid hospital fire
Iraq's parliament speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi tweeted that the blaze was "clear proof of the failure to protect Iraqi lives"
July 13, 2021 -
Drone attacks by Iraqi militias reflect Iran’s waning hold
Iran has struggled to fill in the gap left in the absence of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, who were commanding figures able to push factions into line and resolve disputes among them
July 9, 2021 -
Trilateral offensive
President Biden’s three-pronged offensive is likely to impinge on multilateral geostrategy. In America’s reckoning, the certitudes of international law.
June 30, 2021 -
Political Pardons
Political pardons cannot be a tool of self-protection or for furthering a partisan purpose they should remain a progressive tool for the larger good of society, civic evolution and societal heal, depending only on the circumstances, sensitivities and implications involved.
December 5, 2020 -
Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhemi to meet Donald Trump with US troops on the agenda
The meeting comes as attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian fighters have been on the rise, and with Tehran and Washington competing for influence in Iraq, the gulf between pro-Iranian factions and Baghdad’s US-friendly premier is growing.
August 20, 2020