12 militants on death row were executed shortly after Abadi’s statement in response to murders of captives by Islamic State group Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday ordered the immediate execution of hundreds of [ More … ]
Iraq’s Prime Minister’s visit to the US won assurances of greater U.S. support in fighting Islamic State militants, after Trump’s administration showed interest recently in cooperating with the Iraqi government against both terrorism and Iranian influence. The [ More … ]
Bashar al-Assad has approved that Iraqi jets attack ISIS militants across the Syrian border after the request was made by the Iraqi PM last month, a lawmaker from said on Friday. At the height of its [ More … ]
Iraq’s Prime Minister said that his country won’t take part in any regional or international conflicts, as he sought to repair ties with the US administration amid increasing tension between it and Iran. “Iraq is very keen [ More … ]
At least five protesters and two policemen have been killed in the Iraqi capital during a rally by thousands calling for an overhaul of the electoral system, as the tension between the Shiite-headed government and [ More … ]
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