Latest in Tag: Iraq Highlight
Latest in Tag: Iraq
Kurdish oil dispute: US advocates companies to cooperate with Baghdad
Baghdad threatens Kurds with budget cuts
Desmond Tutu calls on ICC to try Bush and Blair
Tutu believes legality of the US-led invasion of Iraq and civilian casualties justify investigation
Rumours and horror-stories mix as Iraq tries âterrorismâ suspects
Iraq trying suspects of terrorism remains unconfirmed
Syria’s battling economy may hold on with help from friends
Russia, Iran and Iraq may support the Syrian economy, despite of the revolution and international sanctions
Iraq angered by Kurdish deal with French Total
Total penned a deal for Halfaya with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil at the end of 2009
Five killed in Iraq attacks
A roadside bomb and a drive-by shooting killed five and injured another five on Sunday, reported the Associated Press. The bomb reportedly killed three police officers in Jurf Al-Sakhar, a town south of Baghdad. The drive-by shooting in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jihad killed two civilians near a government office responsible for overseeing Sunni administration …
Iraq suicide bomber strikes Shiâa mosque
A suicide bomber drove a vehicle into a Shiâa mosque in northern Iraq during Friday prayers. The detonation killed five worshipers and injured over 70, according to Reuters. This attack comes after Shiaâs were targeted in a Wednesday attack that killed an estimated 12 worshipers. The sectarian targeting threatens the power-sharing government consisting of Shiâa, …
Government workers killed in Baghdad
An official within the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that gunmen armed with silencers on their weapons managed to assassinate a Justice Ministry worker in Jamiyah on Tuesday as well as an Agriculture Ministry employee in Adil, both western suburbs of the capital city of Baghdad. Two soldiers were also shot and killed at a checkpoint …
Turkey reports PKK casualties
Erdogan, has in recent weeks accused the regime in Syria of giving Kurdish rebels a free hand in the north of the country
Syrians seeking asylum in Egypt overlooked
Hidden crisis as countries across the region struggle to deal with effects of uprising
Iraq government condemns visit of Turkish FM
The Baghdad government says the visit underestimates “national sovereignty and violate the rules of international relations”
Explosions target Shiâa districts in Iraq
Following the deadliest month in two years, more attacks target Shiâa districts in Iraq
Reports: Decade of US state-building in region have failed
The report suggests that much of $400 million allocated for investment in infrastructure in Afghanistan might have been wasted
Bombings continue to plague Iraq
Violent actions continue in Iraq
Nearly 100 die in Iraqi shootings, bombings
Attacks look coordinated, come after Al-Qaeda declaration
Iraq clamps down on freedom of expression
A new Informatics Crime Law is putting journalists and activists between Nouri Al-Maliki and his opponents
Syrian ambassador to Iraq defects, asks military to âturn gunsâ on Al-Assad
Syrian National Council says more ambassadorial defections possible
Syria neighbour Iraq potential key to peace
Annan held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister and Iraqi Prime Minister to discuss the escalating violence in neighbouring Syria.
Iraq pushes for influence in Syria
With the crisis on their doorstep, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein Al-Shahristani and Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari spoke to the press on Sunday
Clash along Iraq-Turkey border
Turkish military and Kurdish militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) clashed near the border of Iraq leaving eight Turkish soldiers dead and at least 16 others wounded,Turkish officials said. The incident is the bloodiest clash over the contentious Kurdish region in recent months. It was reported by Reuters that the attacks were launched in …
Mounting death toll in Iraq after a week of violence
Coordinated attacks punctuate a period of pilgrimage in Iraq, increasing instability in the summer months.
Foreign investment in Iraq finally building momentum
Investors say Iraq has become safer for their money.
Al-Qaeda claims Iraq’s worst violence in month
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for a string of attacks in Iraq that left at least 30 dead.
At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts
By Kareem Raheem / Reuters BAGHDAD: More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 100, police and hospital sources said, raising fears of sectarian strife in a country keen to show it can now maintain security. In Baghdad, three car bombs, two roadside …
Iraqi lawmaker escapes assassination attempt
By Sameer N. Yacoub / AP BAGHDAD: A Sunni lawmaker says he escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen ambushed his convoy north of the Iraqi capital. Falah Al-Naqeeb, a member the Sunni-backed Iraqiya parliament bloc, said over the phone on Tuesday that gunmen sprayed the cars with bullets in the Sunni-dominated area of Taji, about …
Iraq electoral commission chief arrested for graft
By Raheem Salman /Reuters BAGHDAD: The head of Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and one of its members were arrested by police on Thursday on corruption charges, IHEC officials said, in the latest apparent move for more government control of independent bodies. Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki won a court ruling in January 2011 that …
Shias, Sunnis in post-US Iraq: separate, unequal
By Hamza Hendawi / AP BAGHDAD: Now that US forces are gone, Iraq’s ruling Shias are moving quickly to keep the two Muslim sects separate â and unequal. Sunnis are locked out of key jobs at universities and in government, their leaders banned from Cabinet meetings or even marked as fugitives. Sunnis cannot get help …
Turkey, Syria, Iraq and the Kurdish issue
By Soli Ozel Syria, as always, is more than just Syria. The outcome of the deepening civil war or the violent fragmentation of the country will have a bearing on developments in the region, particularly for neighboring states. The strategies chosen by the regime to fight off the challenge against it have intensified sectarian divisions. A …
Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad is putting on its best face for this week’s Arab summit in what Iraq has billed as its re-emergence as a regional leader after decades of unrest. But while thousands of soldiers and policemen have been drafted in and as much as $500 …
Iraq tightens security as Al-Qaeda claims deadly blasts
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: Key routes in Baghdad were locked down Wednesday as Al-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly blasts targeting security for a landmark Arab summit next week. The tightened measures came a day after nationwide gun and bomb attacks killed 50 people and left 255 others …