US-led coalition civilian killings tripled in Iraq, Syria in 2017: Monitor
Press TV – A British monitoring group says up to 6,000 Syrian and Iraqi civilians were killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in…
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Larijani calls for rapid reconstruction in post-ISIL Iraq
MNA – Iran’s Parliament speaker met with his Iraqi counterpart on Tuesday (January 16) where he expressed hope that the upcoming parliamentary…
Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 16, wounds 65: ministry says
Reuters – At least 16 people were killed and 65 wounded in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad on Monday, the…
Baghdad extends Kurdistan international flight ban over independence referendum
Press TV – Iraqi authorities have extended for two more months an international flight ban on the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region amid…
‘Iraq has crossed brink of security crisis’
MNA – Iranian parliament speaker held talks with Iraqi minister of youth and sports where he asserted that Iraq is now past…
Kurdish stalemate: Baghdad preconditions, Erbil predicament
Alwaght – In past few days, and particularly after Iraqi Vice-President Nouri Al-Maliki’s interview with the Kurdish Rudaw news channel and the…
Barzani behind terrorist in Qandil Mountains: Iraqi MP
MNA – An Iraqi MP issued a statement on Tuesday saying that Barzani is after destabilizing the northern Iraq to pose more…
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces deployed to Syrian border to back army: Commander
Press TV – A top commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, says the paramilitary group has deployed…
Iraqi National Wisdom thanks Iran’s anti-terror assistance
IRNA – Leader of the Iraqi Wisdom National Movement has appreciated Iran for its decisive role in defeating the Daesh terrorist group.…
Rezaei urges Iran’s contribution to Iraq, Syria economy
MNA – Secretary of the Expediency Council called for Iran’s contribution to the economic development and restoration process of Syria and Iraq…
Iraqi FM: Iraq comes under attack of terrorists from 124 countries
IRNA – Terrorists from 124 countries attacked Iraq, but none of them was from Iran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said. The…
Iraq: Abadi declares end of war on Daesh
Press TV- Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared the end of military operations against the Daesh terrorist group in the Arab…
Daesh should be ideologically confronted: Iraqi politician
IRNA – Military confrontation with Daesh terrorists is not enough and the terrorist group should be fought in ideological fronts too, an…
President Rouhani: World owes anti-terrorism forces in Syria, Iraq
IRNA – The region and the world owe those who fought terrorists in Syria and Iraq, as they fought for regional security…
Iran aids Iraq, Syria to fight terrorism upon their request
MNA – Meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Iranian Parliament speaker Ali Larijani called for hosting the next counter-terrorism conference. Ali Larijani sat…
Iraqi commander rejects calls to disband popular forces
Press TV – An Iraqi commander has rejected calls for the disbanding of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known by their Arabic name as…
Pompeo claims he ‘sent a note’ to warn Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq
Press TV – CIA Director Mike Pompeo says he has written a letter to Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the…
Without Iran’s support, Baghdad would have collapsed: Iraqi general
IFP – Secretary General of Iraq’s Badr Organization Hadi Al-Amiri has praised Iran for supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism, saying…
US forces must leave Iraq after Daesh defeat: Senior Commander
Press TV – A senior commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, says American military forces must leave his country’s…
Iran, the silent savior of Iraq and Syria from ISIL
MNA – Many strategists and analysts believe that if it was not for Iran, Syria, and Iraq would have fallen in the…
Iraqi forces flush out Daesh terrorists from desert hideouts in major offensive
Press TV- Iraqi army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated dozens of villages across the country…
Iraq to declare final victory after purging Daesh from desert: Abadi
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Baghdad will declare final victory against Daesh Takfiri terrorists after the country purges…
Rawah victory marks military collapse of Daesh in Iraq, says interior minister
Press TV – Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji says the recapture of the last redoubt of Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the country’s…
Iraqi forces liberate last Daesh-held town near Syria border
Press TV – Iraqi armed forces have liberated Rawa, the last remaining town under the grip of the Daesh terror group, hours…
Iraqi PM urges Kurds to withdraw to pre-2003 borders
Press TV – The Iraqi prime minister has welcomed a decision by Kurdish officials to respect a recent court ban on secession, but…
Abadi: Anti-Daesh campaign has inflicted $100 billion in losses on Iraq
Press TV – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the military campaign against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has cost the conflict-stricken…
Daesh on verge of final collapse in Iraq, Syria after losing last major cities
Press TV – The Daesh Takfiri group has virtually reached the point of annihilation in Iraq and Syria after its last two…
US may review its regional plots: Iran top official
IRNA – Washington may change its evil plots through adopting a friendly approach to target the axis of resistance in the region,…
Kurdish militias helped 100s ISIS terrorists flee Hawijah before liberation by Iraqi forces
Alwaght – Kurdish militias, Peshmerga, have helped ISIS terrorists and their families escape the town of Hawijah prior to its liberation by…
US in Iraq: Taking advantage of ISIS for military stay
Alwaght – Appearing with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the US Secretary of State…
Hashd al-Sha’abi continue to defend Iraq: PMU commander
Press TV – A high-ranking member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has brushed off calls by the US to lay down…
Why US wants Iraq’s Popular Mobilization forces disband?
Alwaght – What is now formally identified as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or locally Hashd al-Shaabi, in Iraq is a force founded…
Wahhabism ideology inspiring terrorism in region: Iraqi cmdr.
Press TV – A high-ranking commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units says Daesh and other terrorist groups in the region are influenced…
US eying ‘long-term’ presence in post-Daesh Iraq
Press TV – A US military commander has indicated that America may maintain its military presence in Iraq even though the Iraqi military…
Disintegrating Iraq, Syria terrorists’ 2nd plot
MNA – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told the visiting Syrian Deputy FM Mekdad, that disintegration is still…
Army forces advancing into last den of Daesh in Iraq: Prime minister
Press TV- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says his country’s “heroic legions” are advancing into the “last den” of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist…
Iran, Turkey, Iraq cooperation foils US sinister plot in ME
IRNA – Cooperation of Iran, Turkey and Iraq has foiled US sinister plot to create a new crisis in the Middle East,…
Hashd al-Sha’abi commander calls for US forces withdrawal from Iraq
Press TV – A top commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha’abi) has called for the immediate withdrawal of US troops…
Turkey’s turn to Eurasia became main reason for the Turkish-US fallout
Sputnik – The main reason for the crisis in Turkish-US relations is Turkey’s turn to Eurasia, Turkish commentators have told Sputnik, explaining…
Abadi defends role of Iranian-backed paramiltaries at meeting with Tillerson
Reuters – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of an Iranian-backed paramilitary force at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of…