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US evacuates civilians from Iraq

US evacuates civilians from Iraq

At this moment, an emergency evacuation of employees of the American oil field is underway in Iraq. The rescue operation of civilians is taking place against the backdrop of the complicated situation in the country after the assassination of the …

Russian Foreign Ministry criticises US actions in Baghdad

Russian Foreign Ministry criticises US actions in Baghdad

The assassination of the head of the special forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Qassem Suleimani and other Iranian military personnel at Baghdad’s airport by the US forces  could lead to an “escalation of …

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests. Yesterday, security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of …

Trump uses attack on U.S. embassy in Iraq to blame Iran

Trump uses attack on U.S. embassy in Iraq to blame Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for “orchestrating” an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and said he will hold Tehran responsible. “Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We …

Protesters outside U.S. Baghdad embassy denounce air strikes

Protesters outside U.S. Baghdad embassy denounce air strikes

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq. On …

Netanyahu: Israel to do what is needed to resist Iran

Netanyahu: Israel to do what is needed to resist Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he gave the security forces the instruction to do what is needed to thwart Iran's plans. "I don’t give Iran immunity anywhere," he said, …

U.S. orders part of government employees to leave Iraq

U.S. orders part of government employees to leave Iraq

The U.S. State Department ordered the departure of government employees from Iraq, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. The department ordered "nonemergency U.S. government employees," at both the embassy in …

Number of injured in Iran earthquake rises to 716

Number of injured in Iran earthquake rises to 716

The number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716, the Iranian authorities said, adding that no fatalities were reported from the temblor.  According to Iran’s state …

Iraq protests: 12 killed, almost 600 injured

Iraq protests: 12 killed, almost 600 injured

At least 12 demonstrators have been killed and 571 injured in southern Iraq, officials said, as protests against unemployment spread on Saturday from the port city of Basra to other parts of the country including Baghdad. Protests that …

5.4 quake hits Iran-Iraq border

5.4 quake hits Iran-Iraq border

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border early on Sunday morning, News.am reported citing European Mediterranean Seismological Center. The epicenter was at the depth of 52 kilometers. No casualties have been reported. …

Saudi Arabia and Iraq launch flights

Saudi Arabia and Iraq launch flights

Saudi budget-carrier flynas launched the first direct flight between the kingdom and Iraq since the Gulf War 27 years ago, marking another move by the kingdom to improve ties with its neighbor in an attempt to blunt rival Iran’s vast …

 Iraqi Kurds intend to hold independence referendum in 2017

Iraqi Kurds intend to hold independence referendum in 2017

The two ruling parties in Iraqi Kurdistan region, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), have agreed on holding an independence referendum, the Iraqi media reported. The spokesperson for the …

Rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone after deadly protest

Rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone after deadly protest

Several rockets fired from inside Baghdad on Saturday struck the capital's fortified Green Zone area that houses most of Iraq's key institutions and main embassies, officials said. "Several Katyusha rockets fired from the …

1 killed as pro-Sadr protests turn violent in Iraq

1 killed as pro-Sadr protests turn violent in Iraq

An Iraqi protester was killed when security forces dispersed a rally staged by supporters of firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the capital Baghdad to demand the dissolution of the country’s election commission, …

 Serial explosions kill six in Baghdad

Serial explosions kill six in Baghdad

Chain explosions have killed at least six civilians in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, leaving dozens of others injured. The casualties occurred on Tuesday in three explosions across the city, Iraq’s al-Sumariah news network …