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Turkey Has Iraq’s Permission to Attack PKK in Kurdistan: KRG Spokesperson The Iraqi government has allowed the Turkish army to conduct military attacks deep into the Kurdistan Region territories against […]

Iran Playing with Fire: Trump US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran was “playing with fire” after Tehran announced that it had exceeded limit for low-enriched uranium which […]

IS Leader Responsible for Preparing Suicide Bombers Killed in Mosul A source from Iraqi federal police said on Saturday that they have stormed al-Zanjili and al-Shifa districts in west Mosul […]

KRG Planning to Establish Peshmerga Airforce As part of it’s reform and restructuring plan, Kurdistan Regional Government’s Peshmerga Ministry is said to establish first-ever airforce. A Peshmerga official told Kurdistan24 […]

US Informs Iraq About Maliki’s Attempts to Organize a Coup: Report Former Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki,with the support of Iran, has been preparing for a coup attempt to take […]

Italy Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Mosul Dam Italy has deployed 500  troops to Iraq to protect the 13-kilometer-long dam on the Tigris River, which is being repaired by an Italian […]

450 IS Fighters Cordoned off in Mosul Only 3% of Mosul is left under the control of Islamic State (IS) organization, while 450 members of the organization are besieged by […]

Federal Police Announces New Plan to Storm IS Strongholds in West Mosul Deputy Commander of the Federal Police, Major General Jaafar al-Battat, announced on Sunday a new military plan for […]

Iraqi President Says Destruction in Mosul Is Horrendous Iraqi President Fuad Masoum noted the current “horrendous” state of Iraq following the nearly three-year war on Islamic State (IS) militants and […]

Iraqi VP to Iranian Ambassador: Stop Your Intervention in Iraq In his first meeting with the new Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Iraqi Vice President Ayad al-Allawi demanded Iran to stop […]

Barzani Arrives in Amman to Meet with King Abdullah Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani arrived in Amman, capital of Jordan on Thursday to participate in the World Economic Forum on […]

Barzani and McGurk Review Anti-IS Military Campaign Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani and Brett McGurk, the US Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) discussed […]

IS on the Brink of Total Defeat in Mosul: Coalition’s Spokesperson The Islamic State (IS) militants are controll only 12 square kilometers in western half of Mosul and the Iraqi […]

Masrour Barzani to Meet with Trump’s Senior Advisor in Washington The Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) Masrour Barzani, arrived in Washington earlier on Sunday and on Monday […]

Iraqi Jets Target Dangerous Meeting of IS Leaders in Western Anbar The Iraqi war media cell announced on Saturday that the Iraqi warplanes targeted a meeting of immense significance for […]

IS Chief Baghdadi Leaves His Followers to Die in Mosul: Official The Islamic State (IS) Leader Abubakir al-Baghdadi has fled Mosul and reportedly headed to Syria. General Maan al-Saadi, an […]

Al-Maamel Area in Western Mosul Recaptured from IS Another Islamic State (IS) controlled area in western Mosul has been recaptured by the Iraqi government forces. The Iraqi army’s elite Counter-Terrorism […]

Peshmerga Planning to Control IS-held Route Between Iraq and Syria Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces are planning to control the route used by the Islamic State (IS) militants to move between […]

UN Welcomes Japan’s Aid to Iraq The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has welcomed a contribution of 9.7 million from the government of Japan to address the shelter needs […]

Canada to Equip a Peshmerga Battalion: Official Canada is expected to deliver military assistance to the Peshmerga Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the near future, according to a […]

Coalition’s Air Force Kills Dozens of IS Militants in Anbar The air force of the International Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) launched an air strike against the IS militants […]

US Combat Troops Will Not Stay in Iraq after IS: Abadi Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi stated on Friday that no US combat troops will remain in Iraq after the […]

Liberation of Entire Sinjar More Important than Hawija: Peshmerga Official All the Kurdish territories have been liberated from the Islamic State (IS) except a few areas in southern Sinjar district, […]

Iran Stands Against Kurdistan Independence: Official The Islamic Republic of Iran officially opposed any referendum on Kurdistan Region’s independence from Iraq, saying the unity of the country must be preserved. […]

IS Deputy Governor of Hawija Eliminated by Iraqi Air Force The Iraqi War Media Cell announced the death of the Islamic State (IS) deputy governor of Hawija city, west of […]