ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Iraq has notified the United Nations of Iran’s halt of the flow of the Little Zab River into the country. Originating in Iran, the Little Zab River traverses the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah before meandering its way to Kirkuk and eventually into the heartland of Iraq. The river is a […]
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq has denied that a mobilization of US forces within its borders has anything to do with the country itself, saying it is solely about Syria. Khaled al-Yaqoubi, the security adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, spoke exclusively about the stepped up presence of American troops in Iraq in recent […]...
Paris, France — AFP A member of an elite French commando unit has been killed in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation”, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Sergeant Nicolas Mazier, an air force paratrooper, “fell in combat while carrying out his mission”, the Elysee...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has said that it has reached an agreement with the Iraqi government on disarming and relocating “armed ‘terrorist’ groups” in northern Iraq by next month. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani told reporters that the Iraqi government has “committed to disarming the armed separatist ‘terrorist̵...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will not “walk away” from the Middle East, a top general said Thursday, emphasizing the region’s critical role in the country’s national security priorities. During an interview with Jordan’s Al-Mamlaka TV, Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the region is “very im...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will be dismantled and eliminated from Iraq. “The PKK terrorist group is currently hiding within the territories of Iraq. Hopefully, we will clear this virus from Iraq together,” Fidan said at a joint press conference wit...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye expects Iraq to officially recognize PKK as a terrorist organization, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, Fidan said: “We expect Iraq, out of friendship and brotherhood, to officially rec...
BABYLON, Iraq (AA) – Six years ago, Iraqi environmental activist Bashir al-Masudi embarked on a mission to transform his country’s landscape and increase greenery through his ambitious “dates instead of oil” project. The project aimed not only to increase Iraq’s greenery but also to reintroduce date production as a symb...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqis who have lost limbs due to the war are finding solace in playing football with a team comprising amputees. These individuals are working to overcome their traumatic experiences by participating in the sport they love. Despite enduring injuries resulting from the US occupation and attacks by ISIS, Iraqi war survivors...
