Tag: Iraqi
Bosnia charges two Pakistanis, an Iraqi with people smuggling
SARAJEVO: Bosnian prosecutors on Thursday charged seven people, including one Iraqi and two Pakistani men, with people smuggling.
The group is suspected of ferrying at...
Bombings kill one, wound 18, in Iraqi
TIKRIT/FALLUJA: At least one person was killed and 14 wounded when a bus carrying workers at a small oil refinery in northern Iraq was...
Iraqi president convenes new parliament for Sept 3
BAGHDAD: Iraq's new parliament will convene on Sept. 3, according to a decree issued on Monday by President Fuad Masum, preparing the way for...
Iraqi warplanes hit IS targets in Syria, kill 28
IRBIL: Iraqi security officials say Iraq's air force carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State group inside Syria, killing at least 28 IS militants.
They...
Iraqi protesters call for downfall of politicians
BASRA: Thousands of Iraqis angry about poor services protested in southern cities and Baghdad on Friday, calling for the downfall of political parties as...
Iran-backed Iraqi groups urge full US withdrawal
BAGHDAD: Two major Iraqi Shi‘ite groups backed by Iran are demanding all US forces leave Iraq, opposing plans by Baghdad and Washington to keep...
Saudis walk out of Arab League meeting after Iraqi minister’s comments
The Saudi delegation at the Arab League stormed out of a meeting after Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari defended the Shia Hashd Shaabi...
US approves nearly $2b in weapons for Iraqi F-16 fighter jets
The United States government has approved the probable sale to Iraq of smart bombs, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and other munitions for use on its...
Saddam aide, Iraqi insurgent leader al-Douri reported killed
Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former right-hand man to late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and a leader of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, has been reported killed by...
Islamic State kills 25 Iraqi tribesmen near Ramadi
Islamic State militants have killed 25 members of a Sunni Muslim tribe during their assault on a provincial capital west of Baghdad, local officials...
UN Security Council denounces persecution of Iraqi Christians
Christians abandoned their homes and belongings in Mosul after IS fighters running the city issued an ultimatum for Christians to convert, pay a special...
Iraqi troops advance on Tikrit in biggest fight back yet
Armed US drones flying over Baghdad to provide protection for military advisers and US diplomats
Iraqi troops advanced towards Tikrit on Saturday pounding insurgent positions...
Deadly bombings rock Iraqi cities
At least 15 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq, police and medics say. Wednesday's attacks follow a sharp...
Iraqi Sunnis, Kurds boycott cabinet to back protests
Iraqi Sunni Muslim and Kurdish ministers boycotted a cabinet session on Tuesday to show support for protests that are threatening Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri...
Car bomb near Iraqi military base kills 27
A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad...
Dozens escape in deadly raid on Iraqi prison
Dozens of prisoners were on the loose on Friday after militants attacked a prison in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, leaving at least 13...
Four Iraqi schoolchildren killed in blast
A car bomb targeting security forces killed four Iraqi primary school pupils and wounded two others on Monday, security and medical officials said. The...
