Voice of America | Might IS, al-Qaida Team Up in Iraq? Voice of America IS was founded as an offshoot of al-Qaida in Iraq in 2004, in a movement spearheaded by Jordanian jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. As IS started gaining more influence in Iraq and Syria in 2014, it split from al-Qaida, and the two groups have since ... |
Reuters | Iraq's Shi'ite ruling coalition opposes Kurds' independence referendum Reuters Iraq's majority Shi'ite Arab community is located mainly in the south while the Kurds and the Sunni Arabs live in opposite corners of the north. The center around Baghdad is mixed. Iraq's main Kurdish parties announced this month a plan to hold a ... Iraq supports extension of OPEC oil supply cuts, may seek exemption to boost own output -Hakim Iraq Shia cleric visit to Egypt draws ire of activists |
Deutsche Welle | Gabriel: Germany's security is being protected in Iraq Deutsche Welle Foreign Minister Gabriel has emphasized the importance of the fight against "IS" for Germany during a visit to Iraq. However, he said Berlin doesn't intend to expand its military aid to the war-torn country. German foreign minister meets Kurdistan leaders in Iraq German FM in Baghdad pledges continued support to Iraq German FM: Excluding part of Iraq's population leads to support for ISIS |
CNBC | US approves $295.6 million military equipment sale to Iraq: Pentagon CNBC The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $295.6 million worth of military equipment to Iraq for artillery and infantry Kurdish peshmerga units, a Pentagon agency said on Wednesday. The equipment requested by the Iraqi government would outfit ... Humvees & howitzers: US approves $300mn sale of military equipment for Iraq's Kurdish forces US Military Set to Make $300 Million Deal to Arm Kurds Fighting ISIS in Iraq |
Express.co.uk | IRAQ CONFLICT: Bodies wash ashore and a BULLET to the back of a head Express.co.uk Human Rights Watch Iraq researcher Belkis Wille said that if the victims were not killed by Islamic State, the description of bound and blindfolded bodies “strongly suggested” they were examples of extrajudicial executions by “state-affiliated forces ... |
Voice of America | Iranian Militia Role in Syria, Iraq Prompts Alarm Voice of America The London-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, a Qatari-owned pan-Arab news outlet, reported that Soleimani's visit to Iraq's Kurdish region lasted several days, and during that time the Quds Force commander stressed that Kirkuk should remain a city for all ... Adviser to Head of Iran's Notorious Quds Force Becomes Ambassador to Iraq Revolutionary Guard general takes over as new Iranian ambassador in Iraq Bodies Floating in Tigris River; 17 Killed in Iraq |
Aljazeera.com | Iraqi forces 'make further gains' against ISIL in Mosul Aljazeera.com The head of Iraq's federal police, Raed Shakir Jawdat, also said in a statement that Iraqi forces had killed a senior ISIL operative, who had been in charge of chemical weapons for the group in Mosul, in a guided missile strike in the Zanjili ... Mosul battle bogs down Iraq, U.S. coalition allies - Washington Times Iraq opens new Tigris bridge escape route for people fleeing Mosul The More Things Change, the More Iraq Stays the Same |
STRATFOR | Reform Eludes Iraq's Oil Sector | Stratfor STRATFOR Iraq's lawmakers have been discussing measures to reform the vital energy sector for more than a decade. But so long as the divisions between and within the ... |
Fox News | Iraq says 'friendly' nations contacted over Qatari captives Fox News Al-Abadi also told journalists that Qatar's non-resident ambassador came to Iraq "to help in their release." A royal Qatari aircraft has been in Baghdad since Saturday. Qatari officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The ... |
Iraq's oil exports fall so far in April amid port work, OPEC cut Reuters LONDON, April 20 Oil shipments from Iraq's southern terminals have fallen so far in April, according to loading data and an industry source, reflecting a temporary drop in export capacity and Iraqi efforts to comply with OPEC production cuts. OPEC's ... |