NATO countries will boost the number of personnel they deploy to a training mission in Iraq from 500 to 4000, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. The idea is to expand training activities for the Iraqi security forces and also to …
Turkish security forces neutralized at least 10 PKK terrorists in an air operation in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry. "As a result of the coordination between the Turkish Armed Forces and National …
Oil in New York inched higher with investors assessing the impact of supply curbs from Iraq and Libya on the near-term outlook. Iraq pledged to cut output in January and February after pumping more than its OPEC+ quota last year, and Libyan guards halted some crude exports after a pay dispute
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. This week’s transfer of power presents followers of Turkish-American relations with a crucial question: Under Biden’s watch, what lies ahead for bilateral relations, Daily Sabah writes in the article Turkey and the United States: So-called strategic partners?
The number of people killed in a terrorist attack in the center of Baghdad on Thursday has risen to 35, the Al Arabiya TV channel informed, citing Iraqi sources, adding that about 100 people have been injured. The channel informed …
The S-400 Triumf surmounted a tortured development cycle to become one of the world’s leading missile defense systems and a pivotal Russian export product. The S-400 is an excellent system; it's not horrifically expensive, versatile in its deployment, and accurate enough to take down any NATO fighter, The National Interest writes in the article Why is Russia's S-400 Air Defense System So Dangerous?
The United States has decided to sanction its NATO ally Turkey. Under pressure from the US Congress, President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the Turkish Defense Industry Authority as part of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). "The sanctions in connection with Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems will negatively affect joint activities within NATO, Ankara expects Washington to revise this decision," the head of the republic’s defense ministry, Hulusi Akar said
A U.S. military convoy with logistics and equipment has entered northeastern Syria through a crossing on border with Iraq, the Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported, citing sources. "A convoy that consists of 73 vehicles …
Turkish parliament on Wednesday ratified a motion extending authorization to launch cross-border anti-terrorist operations in northern Iraq and Syria, Anadolu agency reports. The ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, the main …
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The celebrations of OPEC’s 60th anniversary, which were originally scheduled this month in Baghdad where the Organization was founded, have been postponed. Iraq’s Oil Minister and Head of its Delegation to OPEC Ihsan Abdul …
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated a vast irrigation and draining project in the Western provinces of Ilam and Kermanshah, Xinhua reports. "One of our wishes during the (Iran-Iraq) war was that the people of …
Following a report by Al Sumaria that an explosion hit a U.S.-led international coalition convoy on Wednesday in Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said it is looking into reports on the explosion and cannot confirm whether an attack took place. …
Turkish security forces killed nine PKK terrorists in northern Iraq during a cross-border counterterrorism operation in the region, unintentionally killing two Iraqi military officers and raising tensions between the two countries. …
Iraq cancelled a 13 August visit by the Turkish Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, to the country, following condemnation of a Turkish drone strike in the Erbil province that killed two Iraqi border guards, according to an Iraqi Foreign Ministry …
An explosion near the Jraischan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwaiti on Monday evening targeted a convoy carrying equipment for U.S. forces, three Iraqi security forces said. It was not immediately clear if there were any U.S. …
Iranian president predicts 6 more months of COVID-19 outbreak in Iran as Iraq yet to hit pandemic peak
Two explosions hit a military base in Baghdad where Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and police forces are based, the Iraqi press office said. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement that two different …
