Tag: Iraq
The offensive against ISIS continues in Iraq
The offensive against ISIS continues in Iraq, in particular in Diyala and Kirkuk. Objective: to destroy the great pocket of resistance of the jihadists which
United States threatens to close its embassy in Iraq if no strict action is taken to halt attacks
The U.S. authorities have told their Iraqi partners that they will shut its Embassy if Iraqi leaders don’t take any action to end assaults by
The far-reaching legacy of the Iran-Iraq war
On 22 September 1980, Iraq ordered its forces to march on Iran, starting a war whose ramifications would echo through the region for years to
Iraq Moves Ahead Into Business Partnership With the US Under New Leadership
Iraq is willing to move closer to the US when it comes to business. The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has shown interest to do
Unaoil bribery case: Executives involved fall like dominoes, Whiteley sentenced for three years
On Thursday, a former senior executive of Monaco-based oil consultancy, Unaoil, was convicted in a multi-million-dollar bribery case and sentenced for three years. Stephen Whiteley,
Barham Salih condemns Turkish military operations in Iraq
On Friday, Iraqi President Barham Salih asked Turkish forces to halt its military operations in the north region of the country, which had fallen victim to chaos and civilian causalities….
Iraq: Military operations, aimed at wiping out ISIS, enters phase three
On Monday Iraq government launched phase 3 of its military operation against the ISIS fighters. In 2017, the country won over the terrorist group….
Turkey’s warplanes hit Kurdish targets in Iraq
On Sunday night, Turkish warplanes attacked several Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) locations in northern Iraq….
Amidst COVID19 chaos, ISIS tries to make a comeback
This week, Iraq’s state news agency reported that counter-terrorism forces have killed ISIS’ ‘Governor of Iraq’ Moataz Numan Al-Jubori during an airstrike in Syria….
Iraq has a new Prime Minister: Mustafa al-Kadhimi
After a six-month crisis triggered by the popular uprising last October, Iraq has a new prime minister with a solid majority in Parliament. He is