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13th Mar 2022

Iraq: Dozen ballistic missiles hit Erbil

By Bekir Aydogan, Ali Makram Ghareeb and Haydar Karaalp ERBIL, Iraq (AA & Agencies): A dozen ballistic missiles that hit northern Iraq’s Erbil were launched from outside the country, the counter-terror unit of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) … Continued

28th Dec 2021

Iraq: Terrorist attack in Salahuddin leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded

By Ali Makram Ghareeb KIRKUK, Iraq (AA): Members of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group attacked a police checkpoint Tuesday in Iraq’s Salahuddin province, killing three people and wounding four others. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defense Security … Continued

8th Dec 2021

Iraq: Car bomb in Basra kills 7 civilians

(Agencies): At least seven civilians were killed and 25 injured in a car bomb explosion Tuesday in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, a local security official said. The explosion took place in front of a restaurant that is located … Continued

7th Nov 2021

Iraq: Drone attack targets residence of Iraqi premier in Baghdad

By Haydar Karaalp BAGHDAD (AA): Officials in Iraq said Sunday that a drone with explosives targeted the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The government-affiliated Security Media Network said the premier has no injuries and he is in good health. … Continued

13th Oct 2021

Iraq: For 1st time, women secure 97 parliament seats

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Women have won 97 seats in Iraq’s 329-member parliament in this week’s early parliamentary elections, according to the Iraqi cabinet on Tuesday. The cabinet said in a statement that women candidates gained 29.4% of … Continued

1st Aug 2021

Iraq: 23 killed in Daesh/ISIS terrorist attacks across the country

By Ibrahim Saleh BAGHDAD (AA): Five Iraqis, including a soldier, were killed in attacks by suspected Daesh/ISIS terrorists in Iraq on Saturday, according to security sources. Eighteen more people were killed on Friday. Daesh/ISIS terrorists launched an attack on a … Continued

20th Jul 2021

Iraq: Daesh/ISIS terror group bomb kills 35 in Sadr City

By Iyad en-Nablusi BAGHDAD (AA) – The Daesh/ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide bombing in Iraq’s capital Baghdad which left 35 people dead and 60 others injured. In a statement, the terror group the group’s Nasheer news … Continued

13th Jul 2021

Iraq: 50 died in a fire in Covid ward of Nasiriya hospital

By Haydar Karaalp and Mehmet Nuri Ucar BAGHDAD (AA) – More than 50 people died and many injured in a fire that engulfed the Covid-19 isolation ward of a hospital in southern Iraq, the Iraqi Health Ministry said early … Continued

29th Jun 2021

White House defends strikes in Iraq, Syria after condemnation from Iraqi govt

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): Airstrikes on Iraqi militia groups in Iraq and Syria were “necessary, appropriate and deliberate,” the White House said on Monday amid backlash from Baghdad. “The targeted strikes were directed at facilities used by Iran-backed … Continued

7th Mar 2021

Iraq: Pope Francis meets top Shia Muslim scholar Ayatullah Al-Sistani

By Ibrahim Salih BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA): Pope Francis held a historic meeting on Saturday with Iraq’s top Shia Muslim scholar Ayatullah Ali Al-Sistani in the southern Najaf city. The meeting came as part of the pontiff’s current visit to … Continued

25th Feb 2021

Iraq: More than 300 children contract COVID-19 strain

Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): Iraq’s health minister said Wednesday that hundreds of children have contracted a new variant of the coronavirus. “More than 300 children under the age of 14 years have been infected with the new strain since … Continued

22nd Jan 2021

Iraq: 32 dead, 110 hurt in Baghdad twin suicide attack by Daesh

By Haydar Karaalp BAGHDAD (AA) At least 32 people were killed Thursday in a twin suicide attack, first such attak in three years, that rocked a busy commercial market in Baghdad, local media reported. Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group has claimed … Continued

19th Jun 2020

Iraq: 3,000 civilians evacuated in massive Karbala fire

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): At least 3,000 civilians were evacuated from 600 homes as a massive fire broke out in Iraq’s southern Karbala province on Thursday, an authority said. “The Civil Defense teams made strenuous efforts for eight … Continued

27th Jan 2020

Iraq: 3 people injured in attack on US embassy in Baghdad

By Ali Jawad BAGHDAD (AA): At least three people were injured in a missile attack that struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said on Monday. Unidentified persons launched five Katyusha rockets landed early Monday in the … Continued

30th Dec 2019

Iraq: US kills 24 members of anti-ISIS security forces

By Aamir Hassani BAGHDAD (AA): Death toll of Sunday attacks by the U.S. on positions belong to Iraqi anti-ISIS Kataib Hezbollah security group in Iraq and Syria border has risen to 24, according to an Iraqi source on Monday. … Continued

11th Nov 2019

Iraq: 319 killed in anti-govt protests since Oct 1

By Idris Okuducu BAGHDAD (AA): The death toll from anti-government protests throughout Iraq has reached 319 since Oct.1, according to a statement by the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights on Sunday. The commission also said 15,000 people were … Continued

28th Oct 2019

Trump says Daesh terrorist chief al-Baghdadi killed in US raid

By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA) – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the man who led the Daesh terror organization as it swept up large swaths of Iraq and Syria, has been killed in a U.S. night time raid in northwestern Syria, President … Continued

26th Oct 2019

Iraq: 42 killed, hundreds injured in protests

By Haydar Karaalp BAGHDAD (AA): At least 42 people were killed and more than 2,300 others injured in Iraq on Friday during anti-government protests that erupted near Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, according to Iraq’s rights commission. In a statement, … Continued

5th Oct 2019

Iraq: Death toll climbs to 100 as protests spread

By Arif Yusuf and Hamdi Yıldız BAGHDAD (AA): At least 100 people have been killed since anti-government protests erupted across Iraq earlier this week, according to the country’s health ministry. More than 2,500 people have also been injured since … Continued

3rd Oct 2019

Iraq: Death toll from protests climbs to 12

By Arif Yusuf and Hamdi Yildiz BAGHDAD (AA): At least 12 people have been killed in anti-government protests across Iraq which began earlier this week, hospital sources said Thursday.A curfew is in effect in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Seven … Continued

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