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Iraq’s president calls for early elections to end political crisis

INTERNATIONAL Iraqi President Barham Saleh on Tuesday encouraged early legislative elections to settle a political crisis that escalated into deadly clashes this week, leaving dozens dead and hundreds more wounded. Early elections, less than a year after the last polls, have been a key demand of the influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters battled state security forces during violence that started on Monday. "Holding new, early elections in accordance […]

31 August 2022

International

US, EU, Turkey urge dialogue as deadly clashes erupt in Iraq

INTERNATIONAL Iraq’s political crisis has descended into violence, with Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s announcement that he would quit politics sparking protests and clashes that killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more. Iraq’s military announced a nationwide curfew on Monday after shelling and gunfire erupted in the Iraqi capital and protesters stormed a government palace. The renewed violence has sparked concern, with the United Nations and several countries calling for calm […]

30 August 2022

International

Iraq: Eight killed by suspected Turkish shelling on popular tourist resort in Kurdistan

INTERNATIONAL At least eight people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected Turkish artillery attack on a tourist resort in the Dohuk province of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. State media said all of those killed by the "fierce artillery bombing" were tourists. They included two children, three men and three women. Though the Iraqi government has blamed Turkey for the attack, Ankara said Kurdish militants were responsible. The raid took place at the Barkh […]

21 July 2022

International

Iraq: Eight killed by Turkish shelling on popular tourist resort in Kurdish region

INTERNATIONAL At least eight people have been killed and dozens wounded in a Turkish artillery attack on a tourist resort in the Dohuk province of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. State media said all of those killed by the "fierce artillery bombing" were tourists. They included two children, three men and three women. The raid took place at the Barkh resort in Duhok’s Zakho district, Kurdish MP Chiya Hamid Sharif told Middle East Eye. 'Turkey is bombing […]

20 July 2022

International

Iraq PM visits Saudi Arabia and Iran in bid to revive talks between two sides

INTERNATIONAL Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported, a day after he travelled to Saudi Arabia in a bid to revive talks between the regional rivals to ease years of hostility. Over the past year, Iraq has hosted several rounds of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have had no diplomatic ties since 2016. "We have agreed to work together to bring stability and […]

27 June 2022

International

2 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq anti-terror operation

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in an ongoing anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Infantry Specialist Sergeant Omer Yildirim and Infantry Specialist Corporal Mehmet Ali Cap were fatally wounded on Saturday during Türkiye's counterterrorism Operation Claw-Lock, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry offered condolences to the families of the soldiers and the Turkish nation. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also hailed the soldiers […]

13 June 2022

International

Kurdish forces seize some oil wells from Iraqi control, Iraqi company says

Forces from the regional Kurdish government have taken control of some oil wells in northern Kirkuk, Iraq's state-run North Oil Company said in a statement on Saturday, but the Kurdish government denied this, Reuters reports. It said the forces arrived with a technical team from the Kurdish region and took over some of the oil wells in the Bai Hassan oilfield, which is controlled by the North Oil Company. The statement did […]

15 May 2022

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Nearly 700 families flee armed clashes in northern Iraq

Nearly 700 families have left Sinjar in northern Iraq following Monday's clashes between the Iraqi army and a PKK-affiliated militia called Sinjar Resistance Units, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. The families fleeing the Sinjar district arrived at various safe zones across the region, according to Interior Ministry officials of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq. An Iraqi soldier was killed during Monday's clash between the […]

4 May 2022

International

Iraq to sign gas deal with Qatar to secure supply

Iraq plans to sign a deal next month to import liquefied natural gas from Qatar. According to Bloomberg's report, Iraq will buy Qatari LNG to secure enough of the fuel used for power generation and to diversify its sources of supply. Qatari LNG will help replace some of the gas currently piped from Iran, Iraqi Electricity Minister, Adel Kareem, said in an interview. Iran has had trouble meeting Iraq's gas needs […]

23 April 2022

Iraq

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