Etiket: Iraq
Iraq | An American strike on a vehicle of pro-Iran armed groups leaves “several dead”
(Baghdad) The United States carried out new strikes on two sites in Iraq on Wednesday, in retaliation for recent attacks by groups affiliated with Iran, announced the US military command…
Iraq and Syria | American forces targeted by 55 attacks in one month
(Washington) American forces deployed in Iraq and Syria have been the target of 55 attacks in the past month, in which dozens of soldiers were lightly injured, the Pentagon said…
Climate change responsible for “extreme drought” in Iraq, Iran and Syria
The “extreme drought” affecting Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without global warming caused “mainly” by the burning of oil, gas and coal, according to an expert report…
Blinken considers attacks on US troops in Iraq “unacceptable”
(Baghdad) On a surprise visit to Baghdad, the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken on Sunday judged “totally unacceptable” attacks carried out against American troops stationed in Iraq and neighboring…
American bases are attacked in Iraq and Syria by factions close to the Iranian regime
Due to Washington’s strong support for the Jewish state since its war against Hamas, American forces stationed in the region have been targeted. The Pentagon has recorded 13 attacks in…
American bases are attacked in Iraq and Syria by factions close to the Iranian regime
Due to Washington’s strong support for the Jewish state since its war against Hamas, American forces stationed in the region have been targeted. The Pentagon has recorded 13 attacks in…
A lamassu from the 8th century BC. AD | Huge winged bull unveiled in Iraq
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Mosul) It is more than 2700 years old, but, from wings to hooves, it is remarkably preserved: a lamassu, an Assyrian winged bull,…
Iraq | New drone attack against American troops
(Baghdad) A new drone attack targeted an Iraqi base housing American troops on Saturday, security sources in Iraq said, which the Pentagon said it could not confirm. Posted at 6:57…
Iraq | Drones targeting US and coalition troops are shot down
(Washington) Drone attacks against American forces and the international coalition in Iraq were “foiled” on Wednesday and the machines “shot down”, causing minor injuries, American military authorities indicated against the…
Turkey carries out new strikes in Iraq
(Istanbul) Turkey announced Wednesday evening that it had carried out new air strikes against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, for the third time since the Ankara attack…
Iraq | At least 100 dead in wedding fire
(Qaraqosh) At least 100 people died and 150 others were injured in a fire during a wedding in a village hall in northern Iraq, according to a “preliminary assessment” announced…
Deadly raid | Iraq condemns Turkey’s “repeated aggressions”
(Baghdad) The presidency in Baghdad condemned on Tuesday “repeated aggressions by Turkey” in Iraqi territory the day after the death of three members of the Kurdish anti-terrorist services in a…
Sweden | Iraq requests extradition of author of Koran desecration
(Stockholm) Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee in Sweden and author of several desecrations of the Koran, was questioned on Tuesday by the Swedish police as part of a request for…
Desecration of the Koran: the police in Iraq disperse hundreds of demonstrators
Iraqi security forces dispersed early Saturday hundreds of supporters of Moqtada Sadr in Baghdad who tried to join the ultra-secure Green Zone where the Danish embassy is located, new mobilization…
Danish NGO targeted by “armed attack” in Iraq
Welcome World Middle East Iraq Earlier on Saturday, Iraqi security forces dispersed hundreds of supporters of religious leader Moqtada Sadr in Baghdad who tried to join the ultra-secure embassy district.…
we explain the controversy between Sweden and Iraq and other Muslim countries
Swedish justice authorized the holding of two rallies during which an Iraqi refugee attacked copies of the holy book of Muslims. Gestures that embarrass Swedish diplomacy. For the second time…
we explain the controversy between Sweden and Iraq and other Muslim countries
Swedish justice authorized the holding of two rallies during which an Iraqi refugee attacked copies of the holy book of Muslims. Gestures that embarrass Swedish diplomacy. For the second time…
we explain the controversy between Sweden and Iraq and other Muslim countries
Swedish justice authorized the holding of two rallies during which an Iraqi refugee attacked copies of the holy book of Muslims. Gestures that embarrass Swedish diplomacy. For the second time…
we explain the controversy between Sweden and Iraq and other Muslim countries
Swedish justice authorized the holding of two rallies during which an Iraqi refugee attacked copies of the holy book of Muslims. Gestures that embarrass Swedish diplomacy. For the second time…
New desecration of a Koran, diplomatic crisis between Iraq and Sweden
Iraq on Thursday ordered the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador to Baghdad in response to the desecration of a copy of the Koran in Stockholm, an initiative which also led…