Three rockets hit military base housing US forces near Iraq's capital
Baghdad/Xinhua: At least three Katyusha rockets hit a military base housing U.S. forces near Iraq's capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
Huge explosions hit ammunition depot near Iraq's capital
Baghdad/Xinhua: Huge explosions hit an ammunition depot at a military base in southern Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
Gunmen kill 6 family members north of Iraq's capital
Baghdad/Xinhua: Unidentified gunmen shot dead six family members in a village in the Iraqi province of Salahudin, a provincial police source said Saturday.
4 rockets hit Iraqi military base near capital
Baghdad/Xinhua: Four "Katyusha rockets" on Friday landed in the military base of Basmaya in southeastern Baghdad without causing casualty, the Iraqi military said.
German national kidnapped in Iraqi capital
Baghdad/Xinhua: A German national was kidnapped on Monday by unidentified militants in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, German news agency DPA reported on Tuesday.
Senior Iraqi army officer killed in IS attack near Baghdad
Baghdad/Xinhua: A commander of an Iraqi army's brigade was killed on Friday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in the north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
Iraq: ISIL’s acts of terror ‘divorced from the values of all faiths’
New York: Religious leaders from communities across Iraq called for greater “healing and reconciliation” during a UN-organized event on Thursday, reaffirming their commitment to support survivors of crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorist fighters.
Unidentified militants attack US convoy in southern Iraq
Baghdad/Xinhua: Unknown militants attacked a convoy of trucks carrying US logistical equipment in southern Iraq, an Interior Ministry source said on Sunday.
Eight killed in IS attack in eastern Iraq
Baghdad/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said.
Iraq: 2 soldiers, 2 IS militants killed in airstrike and bomb attack
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Two soldiers and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in an airstrike and a bomb attack in the Iraqi provinces of Nineveh and Diyala, Iraqi military said.
Iraq: Guterres welcomes new Prime Minister, calls for ‘meaningful’ reforms
New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres and his Special Representative in Iraq, welcomed the long-delayed formation of a new Government in Baghdad on Thursday and called for meaningful reforms to be put into place to better the lives of the Iraqi people and strengthen democratic institutions.
Two people injured in suicide blast in Iraq’s Kirkuk – Security office
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were injured when a terrorist blew himself up on Tuesday in front of the country’s intelligence service in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the Alsumaria broadcaster reported, citing the information security office.
Turkey kills eight PKK members in northern Iraq
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish airstrikes killed eight members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of counter-terrorism operations in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Iraqi authorities suspend Reuters' accreditation for 3 months over reports about COVID-19
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The Iraqi authorities decided to suspend the accreditation of the Reuters news agency's office for three months after the latter had published an article about the allegedly massive spread of the coronavirus in the country, the national Communications and Media Commission said.
Iraq president names Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate
Baghdad/UNI: Iraq President Barham Salih on Tuesday appointed Adnan al-Zurufi as Prime Minister-designate who will form an interim government, the official television reported.