Posts Tagged ‘Baghdad’

Baghdad billboard showing “Shias of Abu Turab”

TEHRAN – A huge copy of Iranian painter Hassan Ruholamin’s “Shias of Abu Turab” has been set up on a billboard in the heart of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. A number of Persian websites announced the news on Saturday, but with no details about the exact location of the billboard and the identity of […]

ISIS claims rare twin blasts in Baghdad that killed over 30

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At least 32 dead after twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad

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Twin Suicide Bombings Rock Central Baghdad, At Least 28 Dead

BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Blood […]

D.C. Turns Into Baghdad for Inauguration; Red Zone, Military Checkpoints, Bridges Closed

Just days before the Biden inauguration, the nation’s capitol has been transofmred into a military zone like Baghdad. Armed U.S. troops are now manning checkpoints to enter and leave downtown Washington, D.C. Red Zone and Green Zone perimeters have been created. Bridges into D.C. from neighboring Virginia are to be closed in the coming days, […]

“Guest of Iraq” on Commander Qassem Soleimani released in Baghdad 

TEHRAN – A book on Commander Qassem Soleimani has been published in Iraq both in Persian and Arabic under the title “Guest of Iraq Written by Iraqi Personalities”. Iran’s chief of IRGC Quds Force Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy chief of Iraq’s PMU (Popular Mobilization Forces), were assassinated during a U.S. airstrike in […]

Baghdad procession marks anniversary of Iranian general Soleimani’s death

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Mock funeral procession held in Baghdad to mark anniversary of Soleimani killing

BAGHDAD (AP) — A mock funeral procession marked the anniversary of the killing of Iran’s top general and a senior Iraqi militia leader in a US drone strike that heightened fears of a military escalation in the region. Thousands of mourners joined the march on the highway leading to the Baghdad airport Saturday evening where […]

‘Think it over’: Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on US embassy in Baghdad

US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq, as the first anniversary of the killing of a top Iranian general in a US air strike approaches. “Our embassy in Baghdad got hit Sunday by several rockets,” Trump said on Twitter, referring […]

US to draw down staff from Baghdad embassy amid ‘security concerns’ as anniversary of Soleimani assassination draws near – reports

Washington is set to pull diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad in an effort to “minimize risk” as the one-year anniversary of the US kill strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani approaches, according to several reports. The drawdown comes amid heightened security concerns in Iraq, namely fears of upcoming attacks from militant groups looking […]

Rockets fall near US embassy in Baghdad, killing child

BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets struck Iraq’s capital Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s military said, killing a child and wounding at least five people, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October. Two Iraqi security officials said one of the rockets that hit the Green […]

Baghdad rocket attack kills child, wounds at least five, says Iraqi military

Rockets struck Iraq’s capital Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone killing a child and wounding at least five people, Iraq’s military said. It signalled an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October. Two Iraqi security officials said one of the rockets that hit the Green Zone struck […]

Iraqi Military Says Rocket Attack In Baghdad Kills Child

BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets struck Iraq’s capital Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s military said, killing a child and wounding at least five people, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October. Two Iraqi security officials said one of the rockets that hit the Green […]

Iraqi PM’s visit opp to realize Tehran-Baghdad interests: Haider al-Abadi

MNA – Former Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi described Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit to Iran as a good opportunity to develop relations with Iran and to establish peace and security in the region. The Head of Iraq’s Al-Nasr Coalition Haider al-Abadi said that Iraq must balance its international relations and avoid any conflicts, because tensions […]

Baghdad delays and denies visas for journalists visiting Kurdistan Autonomous Region: Metro Center

nsnbc : The Metro Center for Journalists Rights and Advocacy (Metro Center) reported that Iraqi federal authorities are delaying or outright denying visa applications […]

Ankara considers joint op with Baghdad against Iraqi Kurds – FM

Speaking to CNN Turk, Mevlut Cavusoglu also said that Ankara’s own operation against Syrian Kurdish militias in the Afrin region would be completed by May. Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum illegitimate – Tillerson Kurdish militias in Iraq and Syria were allied with the US-led coalition, which rallied them for operations targeting the jihadist forces of the […]

Kish-Baghdad flights launched

IRNA – The first direct flight from Baghdad to Kish Island, Persian Gulf, landed on Friday night, said the managing director of the development of ports and airports of Kish on Saturday. Near the Iranian New Year’s holidays (starting on March 21, 2018) the Kish-Baghdad direct flight started by Iraqi Airline, said Esmaeel Mousavi. More […]

Tehran welcomes deepening close, strategic ties with Baghdad

president.ir- President Rouhani described deepening ties with Iraq as a great, influential country in the region important for Iran, saying: “Tehran welcomes deepening close, strategic ties with Baghdad” In the meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim Abdullah al-Jabouri on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani said: “We must work harder to cement relations and […]

Envoy: Iran trying to improve Baghdad-Erbil ties

FNA- Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi underlined his country’s efforts to resolve problems between the government in Baghdad and the officials of the Iraqi Kurdistan region after the latter held an independence referendum. “Despite the challenge that we experienced with the Kurds during the recent events in Kurdistan, our relations are highly serious, good […]

Flight ban imposed by Baghdad costs Kurdish airport USD60.000 daily

nsnbc : The international flight ban imposed by the federal government of Iraq on airports in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region (KAR) has caused  the al-Sulaymaniyah Airport […]

Macron offers to mediate between Baghdad and Erbil

nsnbc : French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to mediate between Baghdad and Erbil following Kurdistan’s independence referendum. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is visiting […]

Kurdistan government and parliament meet to prepare response to Baghdad

nsnbc : The government of Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region and the Kurdistan Parliament are going to convene separately on Thursday to discuss the independence […]

From Baghdad to Istanbul: How Iraqi Kurds Could End Up Under De facto Turkish Rule

21st Century Wire says… After seven years of war in Syria, and three years of ISIS marauding through Iraq, one thing is for sure: Iraqi Kurdistan is not what it was five years ago – when its geopolitical chaperone in Washington was still militarily occupying Iraq, and with oil pegged above $100 per barrel and […]

Iran closes airspace to Iraq’s Kurdistan region at Baghdad’s request

Tasnim – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced that the country has closed its airspace to all aircraft operating flights to and from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region at the request of the Arab country’s central government. SNSC Spokesman Keivan Khosravi said on Sunday that all Iranian flights departing for airports in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil […]

Iraq won’t tolerate a ‘2nd Israel’, Baghdad’s response to Kurdish independence rally

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Another car bomb attack kills 12 people, injures 24 in Baghdad

     A car explosion hit a market in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital, leaving at least 12 people dead and 24 injured, media reported on Monday. The blast occurred at the Jamila market in Baghdad’s district of Sadr City, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry. Many […]

U.S. Outmaneuvers Itself In Syria Over Damascus-Baghdad Highway

July 5, 2017 By Brandon Turbeville As the Syrian military makes massive gains throughout the country, particularly in the east, it is now painfully obvious that the United States and its Western allies are desperately trying to prevent the Assad government from reaching the Iraqi border and unifying Syria. One need only […]

Envoy to Baghdad hails role of Iraqi women in fighting terrorism

IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad praised the Iraqi women for their commitments to the fight against terrorists and all the sacrifices they have made in this regard. The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Iraqi capital hosted an Iftar banquet ceremony on Monday evening in the honor of Um Qusay, the […]

Turkey launches new airstrikes against PKK in Iraq despite Baghdad opposition

Press TV- More than a dozen members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed when Turkish military aircraft carried out two separate aerial attacks against the militants’ positions in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. The Turkish General Staff announced in a statement on Saturday that six PKK terrorists were killed around Sinat-Haftan area, while eight others were […]

‘It is now a fact’: Western journalists visit Crimea, say it’s now ‘Russian territory’

Journalists from the US, the UK, Germany, South Korea, Bulgaria, Romania and Iraq have arrived to Crimea on the invitation of Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Some of have admitted Crimea’s reunification with Russia did led to some positive developments and even acknowledged that it was really the choice of the Crimean people after they visited the […]

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