US officials offer little clarity on future of two-decade US military presence in Iraq amid ‘transition’. The United States and Iraq have said that a US-led coalition in the country to fight ISIL (ISIS) will wind down by the end of 2025, but they left the door open to a…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Iraq on his first state trip abroad, in a bid to boost ties amid tightening Western sanctions. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who was elected in July, started his three-day visit as he met Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani on Wednesday. During the trip,…
Iraq has postponed censuses several times in almost three decades because of the security situation in the country. Iraq will impose a two-day curfew in November for the country’s first census in 27 years, officials said. “[The] curfew will be imposed in all provinces of Iraq on November 20 and…
Seven US soldiers were injured; Iraq’s military says air strikes killed key members of the group. The United States military has said that 15 ISIL (ISIS) fighters were killed in a joint raid with Iraqi security forces in western Iraq. Seven US soldiers were injured in the combined operation that…
Pilgrims in Karbala hold up Palestinian flags amid the war in Gaza as they mark annual mourning for martyrdom of Imam Hussein. More than 21 million Shia Muslims took part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq this year, marking the 40th day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein,…
Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists. Local authorities and news outlets in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region have said that several people were killed in a Turkish drone strike on Friday, including two journalists. In an initial statement on…
Two Katyusha rockets were fired at Ain al-Assad airbase. An Iraqi security source said the rockets fell inside the base. At least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq, US officials have said, amid rising tensions following last week’s killing of senior members…
Ankara has carried out repeated ground operations against Kurdish fighters, launching its most recent in 2022. Turkey will soon end its latest ground military operation in northern Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking to military academy graduates on Saturday, Erdogan hailed Operation Claw-Lock, which Ankara launched in April…
Iraqi authorities requested UNESCO halt all reconstruction operations at al-Nuri Mosque and evacuate the entire complex until the devices are disarmed. Five large bombs were discovered hidden in the walls of the historic al-Nuri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the armed group ISIL’s…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be freed after plea-deal court appearance on the US territory of Saipan. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Saipan ahead of a scheduled court appearance where he is expected to plead guilty to an espionage charge as part of a deal with…
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