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US strikes Iraqi militias in Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) - Early Friday morning, around 2 a.m. local time, the United States bombed Iraqi militias, backed by Iran, and based in eastern Syria near from the Iraqi…
Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead
Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead
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Updated on February 21, 2021
February 21, 2021 00:59
Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead
The new raid comes nearly a…
Clashes between Iraqi forces and IS leave at least 7 dead
Published on: 02/20/2021 - 15:56Amended: 02/20/2021 - 15:55
Tarmiyah (Iraq) (AFP)
Iraqi security forces clashed with the Islamic State…
Iraqi forces kill senior ISIS official in Iraq, PM says
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced Thursday evening in a post posted on social media that the country's security forces had killed a top leader of the so-called Islamic…
Telegram channel affiliated with Iraqi militias loyal to Iran releases map of Balad air base…
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On January 1, 2021, the Telegram channel of the Fatemiyoun Electronic…
Iraqi forces kill 42 IS militants in northern Iraq
The Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) commandos carried out an operation in the province of Nineveh and killed 42 militants of the extremist group Islamic State (IS), the Iraqi army announced on Sunday.…
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrest NRT journalist Karzan Tariq while covering protests in Sulaymaniyah
New York, December 11, 2020 - Today, security forces affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party arrested Karzan Tariq, a reporter for the local channel NRT, while covering protests against economic…
Iraqi forces implement first phase of Sinjar deal
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Iraqi federal police have started to implement an agreement - between Baghdad and the authorities in Erbil - which demands the eventual eviction of militias from the disputed…
Iraqi forces kill 16 Islamic State militants in Kirkuk
A commando from the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) carried out an operation against militants of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in the province of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, killing 16…
With help from Iran, these Iraqi militias acquire deadlier rockets
Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militias appear to have acquired and even built increasingly deadly missiles and rockets in recent years. This potentially gives them the ability to strike their opponents from far greater distances than ever…
Iraqi forces clash with protesters as tensions rise
The clashes erupted after some of the protesters attempted to pitch tents in a public square, a week after similar protest tents, previously erected in Basra…
Iraqi forces kill protester, wound 40 in southern Basra: sources of security and rights
Iraqi protesters clash with Iraqi security forces during anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq, November 6, 2020. REUTERS / Essam Al-Sudani BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least one anti-government protester…
Clash between Iraqi forces and demonstrators in Baghdad, injured on both sides
Iraqi security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday with at least 39 people, mostly police, injured by projectiles fired from either side, security officials said.
Police sources said tear gas canisters…
Iraqi militias challenge government, expand networks and pressure
A group of pro-Iranian militias in Iraq attacked the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) on October 17, torching the building and waving the flag of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
This comes in reaction to a…
Iraqi militias offer ceasefire on condition that US occupying forces leave the country
A group of Iraqi militant groups announced on Sunday (October 11th) the temporary suspension of missile attacks against American forces present in Iraq provided that the Iraqi government works for the complete withdrawal of American troops.…
Iraqi militias say they have stopped anti-US attacks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An array of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have suspended rocket attacks against US forces on condition that the Iraqi government presents a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops, one of the groups said on Sunday…
US-led coalition sees improvement in Iraqi forces
Aug 13, 2020
through Jeremy Binnie
The Iraqi security forces (ISF) have improved in the last quarter despite the end of most of the formation of the US-led coalition, according to the latest report from the Office of the Inspector…
Iraqi forces arrest 9 Daesh militants in Kirkuk and Baghdad – World news
Following a complicated operation, Iraqi troops identified and arrested nine Daesh terrorists, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement, the Arabic-language al-Sumaria TV channel reported.The operation was carried out as part of…
U.S.-led international coalition hands over military base to Iraqi forces – Xinhua…
Iraqi security force soldiers patrol the streets of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, June 28, 2009. (Xinhua/Gao Shan)
"This is the seventh military site that has been handed over from the international coalition to Iraqi forces," an Iraqi…
Iraqi forces release German kidnapped in Baghdad
Baghdad (AFP) - A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad this week was released overnight and handed over to her embassy, ​​officials from both countries said on Friday."The security forces have released…
Iraqi forces foil rocket attack on Baghdad Green Zone
Iraqi security forces have announced that they have foiled a Katyusha rocket attack targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad.
Troops found the rocket in al-Qanat Street in eastern Baghdad and…
Iraqi forces thwart attack on Taji camp, but child injured by rocket fired at US Embassy
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Sunday that a rocket targeting the walled Green Zone of Baghdad, the seat of the US embassy, ​​hit a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the…
Iraqi forces’ daring raid on Katai’b Hezbollah reflects Kadhimi’s determination |
BAGHDAD - In a daring operation reflecting Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's determination to restrict the activities of armed militias, Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters overnight, during their First…
Iraqi forces attack Iran-backed militia headquarters near Baghdad
Iraqi security forces raided the headquarters of an Iranian-backed militia near Baghdad, seizing rockets and arresting more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters.The militia group targeted was Kataib Hezbollah, also identified as Brigade 45 of…
Iraqi forces arrest fighters from Iran-backed militia
Iraqi counterterrorism troops have arrested 14 members of a powerful militia after a raid that will be seen as a first test of the new prime minister's ability to confront militants backed by Tehran.Iraqi officials said the group,…
Iraqi forces arrest 13 pro-Iran fighters for attacks on US forces, officials say
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters overnight, in their first raid on people accused of anti-US rocket attacks, the US said on Friday. AFP Iraqi officials.
Elite fighters from the Iraqi…
Iraqi forces foil rocket attack near US troops
Iraqi security forces yesterday stopped rocket fire near US troop positions north of Baghdad. It was the last of these attacks on US forces in months and a notable success for the Iraqi military in preventing them.
The Iraqi Security…
Iraqi forces team up for anti-ISIS operation in Kirkuk
The Iraqi armed forces launched Tuesday at dawn a large-scale operation entitled "Heroes of Iraq - Victory of Sovereignty" to eliminate the remnants of the Islamic State in the northern province of Kirkuk. The operation precedes key talks…
Watchdog: US-Iranian tensions ‘probably cast doubt’ among Iraqi forces over continued US…
US tensions with Iran playing out in Iraq 'probably have cast doubt' among Iraqi forces over their relationship with the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, according to a monitoring report released on Wednesday.Citing responses he received…
Iraqi militias bombarded by drones, 1 killed
BAGHDAD - An unmanned plane dropped explosives at a base belonging to Iranian-linked Shia paramilitary groups in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least one, the military and paramilitary sources said.The…
US hands over another air base to Iraqi forces
The United States handed over al-Taqaddum airbase to Iraqi forces on Saturday - it is the fourth base to be handed over to Iraqi security forces in recent weeks.The al-Taqaddum air base is located between Ramadi and Fallujah. The…
Iraqi militias fractured after death of Iranian-backed commander
BAGHDAD - In February, an Iranian-trained Iraqi militia commander took over the empty office of his assassinated superior, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who had been killed weeks earlier alongside Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani in a…
US transfers Q-West airfield to Iraqi forces, citing progress in fight against ISIS
The US military has handed over the base at Qayyarah Airfield West, located just over 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq.Operation Inherent Resolve - the US-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria - cited advances in the fight against ISIS…
US cedes base to Iraqi forces in area known to be hotbed for Iran-backed militias
The US military said on Tuesday it had handed over a strategic outpost near the Iraqi-Syrian border to Iraqi forces in an area known to harbor an Iran-backed militia responsible for more than a dozen rocket attacks targeting coalition…
Airstrikes kill 18 Iraqi forces near Syria-Iraq border – Reuters
Syrian media said unidentified planes hit targets southeast of the Syrian town of al-Bukamal, along the border with Iraq, in the early hours of Thursday morning.According to reports, at least 18 members of the Iraqi popular forces have been…
The link between Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi militias | News, Middle East
BEIRUT: Iraq has been relatively calm in recent weeks.
That could change after Mohammad Allawi withdraws as prime minister designate, but Iran's proxies in Iraq are giving dialogue a chance before moving forward with what they say is…
Iraqi militias split around new Iran-backed leader, reflecting wider divisions
Divisions within Iraq Hashd al-Sha'abi (Popular Mobilization Forces or FMP) were exposed recently, after Iranian-backed brigades appointed Abu Fadak al-Muhammadawi vice-president - the de facto leader - of the Hashd al-Sha'abi Committee to…
Lebanese Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias after Soleimani’s death |
BEIRUT - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a…
Report: Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias after Soleimani’s murder
Shortly after the death of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, Tehran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a huge void left by…
Hezbollah fills Soleimani’s void to guide Iraqi militias
LONDON - Shortly after Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face of a huge…
Iran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias after Qassem Soleimani’s death
BAGHDAD: Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah met urgently with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to unite them in the face of a…
Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani’s wake
Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese Tehran-backed organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia leaders, seeking to Unite them in the face of a huge void left…
Tehran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani’s wake
(Reuters) - Shortly after the death of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Lebanese organization backed by Tehran, Hezbollah, met urgently with Iraqi militia leaders, Seeking to unite them in the face…
Sadr meets with Iraqi militias in Qom, Iran
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, held a meeting in Qom, Iran, with the leaders of some armed Shia factions, including Akram al-Kaabi of the al-Najaba militia, Abu Alaa al-Walai of the Master of the…
Unidentified planes hit Iranian-backed Iraqi militias in Syria, killing 8
BEIRUT - Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iranian-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian militants and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes against the backdrop of growing…
Iraqi forces try to keep pressure on ISIS
Iraqi forces continue their crackdown on the ongoing Islamic State insurgency, despite the halt in aid from the United States and coalition partners.
The Iraqi Army Media Security Cell on Monday released photos of a raid in Salahuddin…
US suspends Iraqi forces training, ISIS operations over force protection concerns
The US-led coalition against Islamic State has suspended training of Iraqi forces and joined in operations against militants due to a barrage of attacks on US bases in recent weeks which killed a civilian contractor and injured US…
NATO, US-led coalitions suspend training of Iraqi forces following Soleimani killing
NATO and member states of the coalition fighting Daesh announced the suspension of training of Iraqi security forces amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran over the assassination of the general in…
Iraqi militias throwing stones end protest at US Embassy
BAGHDAD - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent additional troops and threatened retaliation…
The Fiji Times »Iraqi Stone-Throwing Militias Leave US Embassy After Protests
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the US embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent in additional troops and threatened…
Iraqi militias withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad; more US troops deployed, World News
Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (FMP) who stormed the United States embassy in Baghdad withdrew from the complex even as the United States began to send new troops to the area.
PMF said on Wednesday…
Iraqi militias begin to withdraw from US Embassy
Iraqi militias begin to withdraw from US EmbassyReuters, Baghdad, 01 January 2020, 20:24 istupdated: 01 January 2020, 20:38 istParamilitary groups protesting US airstrikes in Iraq began…
Supporters of Iran-backed Iraqi militias pull out after protests at US Embassy in Baghdad
Published on: 01/01/2020 - 19:35Amended: 01/01/2020 - 19:37
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Iraqi militias begin to withdraw from US embassy in Baghdad, World News
Paramilitary groups protesting the US airstrikes in Iraq began withdrawing from the perimeter of the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, although some supporters remained.
As of Wednesday afternoon, many had left the…
Iraqi stone-throwing militias leave US embassy after protests
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the US embassy perimeter and threw stones in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington sent in additional troops and threatened with…
US sanctions Iraqi militias linked to Iran
The United States has imposed sanctions on three Iraqi militia leaders linked to Iran for allegedly aiding in the violent crackdown on protests that have swept the country.The announcement came amid renewed violence in Baghdad, which…
Iraqi forces kill more than 40 protesters in bloody crackdown
At least 350 people have died since October 1, when demonstrators took to the streets to denounce corruption.…
Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate burns down
By John Davison, Alaa MarjaniBAGHDAD / NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after protesters stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, which could mark a turning point in the…
Iraqi forces kill dozens of protesters, deploy troops to stem unrest | News | DW
Iraqi security forces shot dead 40 protesters and injured scores of others in widespread clashes across the country on Thursday, in the latest bloody crackdown on nearly two months of anti-government protests. Security forces killed 25…
Iraqi forces kill four protesters, cleric warns of crisis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed four protesters in Baghdad on Friday, police sources said, and forcibly dispersed activists blocking the main port near Basra, as the country's top religious official called for reforms…
Iraqi forces kill four in Baghdad but protesters remain behind – police and doctors
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least four anti-government protesters on Thursday as they tried to push them back to their main camp in central Baghdad, police and medics said, but protests resumed in same place later…
Iraqi forces kill three in southern city as protests erupt: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Sunday shot dead three anti-government protesters in the southern city of Nasiriya, police and medics said, adding to dozens of deaths during weeks of unrest rocking the country weary of the relative…
Several dead as Iraqi forces push Baghdad protesters back to main square
Published on: 11/09/2019 - 19:29
Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Saturday as they pushed…
Iraqi forces push back protesters in main square, kill five
By John Davison, Raya JalabiBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least five people on Saturday as they pushed protesters back to their main camp in central Baghdad using live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs, reported…
Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake main Baghdad bridges
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi security forces killed six anti-government protesters on Saturday and injured more than 100 others, pushing them back from three burning bridges in central Baghdad, medical and security officials said.Five of the…
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters – Newspaper
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces have shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, giving up weeks of relative restraint in favor of an attempt to crush protests against political parties that control the government.
After eight…
Iraqi forces use tear gas in Baghdad as protests continue | New
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital, Baghdad, ahead of a planned march against parliament where the government is due to hold an emergency session to discuss resuming the deadly protests.
Despite…
Iraqi PM accuses Israel of attacking Iraqi militias
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of initiating attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq, the first time Baghdad has directly accused Israel, Al TV reported on Monday. Jazeera.
"Investigations…
Iraqi PM says Israel is responsible for attacks on Iraqi militias (Al Jazeera)
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi makes a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 3, 2019. REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer / PoolBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime…
Iraqi militias reject US designation of Iranian guards as terrorist group
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A group of Iraqi Shiite militias said on Saturday they strongly rejected the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the United States.The groups, supported and…
Isis Rigs Cows With Explosives In Failed Attack On Iraqi Forces | The independent
Islamic State militants allegedly rigged cows with explosives during an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is believed to be the first time the group has armed cattle. The two cows were tied with explosive belts and heading towards a…
Iraqi militias accuse US and Israel of attacking bases | News
An Iranian-backed coordination group says US forces have allowed Israeli drones to enter Iraqi territory and carry out missions.Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups have blamed a series of recent explosions at their weapons depots and…
Saskatoon sergeant becomes first female Canadian police officer deployed to train Iraqi forces
A 19-year veteran of the Saskatoon Police Department is back from a year in Iraq, which included training Iraqi women as police officers. sergeant. Erin Coates has been deployed to the country — a first for a Canadian police officer — as…
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces swept through villages and farmlands north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of an operation to clear remnants of the Islamic State group from the capital.A military helicopter flew overhead as troops…
Iraqi forces launch anti-ISIS operation north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Saturday that its troops, in partnership with security agencies and paramilitary forces, had launched the second phase of an operation to remove ISIS remnants from northern Baghdad and areas neighboring…
Iraqi militias bombarded by unmanned planes, one killed: security sources, World News
An unmanned aircraft dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-linked Shia paramilitary groups in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least one person, military and paramilitary sources said.
The Iraqi military said…
Iraqi militias bombarded by unmanned planes, one dead |
BAGHDAD — An unmanned aircraft dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-linked Shia paramilitary groups in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least one person, military and paramilitary sources said.
Le, injuring at least two…
Iraqi militias bombed by unmanned planes, one dead: security sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An unmanned plane dropped explosives on Friday at a base belonging to Iranian-linked Shia paramilitary groups in northern Iraq, killing at least one, military and paramilitary sources said.The Iraqi military said in a…
Shiite militias react with anger to decree their integration into Iraqi forces
Following a July 1 decree by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordering factions of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) to be absorbed into state security forces, pro-Iranian PMU factions reacted with anger.
Abdul Mahdi's decree says:…