Iraq

Iraqi authorities have received over 190 families linked to ISIS at Al-Jada Camp in southern Nineveh, transferred from Syria’s Al-Hol Camp, local news outlets reported. According to Iraqi security sources, 191 families (710 individuals, mostly women and children) were relocated…

Four members of Daesh, including two senior leaders, were killed in an Iraqi airstrike in the Hamrin Mountains, eastern Iraq, on Friday, Arab News reported. The Iraqi Security Media Cell reported that Iraqi F-16 fighter jets targeted the militants, leading…

Iraqi forces have confirmed in a statement the death of six ISIS members, including the so-called deputy governor of Kirkuk, during a targeted operation, Iraqi News Agency reported today. The Counter-Terrorism Service, in coordination with the Kirkuk Operations Command, discovered…

Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, ranked first in the global pollution index on Sunday, according to weather forecaster Sadiq Attia. Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, followed in second and third places, respectively. The record pollution levels in Baghdad were attributed to fine…

Iraq’s Ground Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Muhammad Al-Muhammadi, announced ongoing operations targeting terrorist remnants in remote areas, including the Hamrin Mountains and western deserts, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Saturday. Al-Muhammadi confirmed the successful elimination of terrorist groups…

Over 2,200 Yazidi women, survivors of the ISIS genocide a decade ago, are now receiving monthly salaries from the Iraqi government under the Yazidi Survivors Law, enacted in March 2021, Rudaw reported yesterday. Sarab Ilias, head of the Yazidis affairs…

The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament announced on Saturday his intention to legislate a law aimed at safeguarding the rights of Quran memorizers in Iraq. This announcement was made during a central ceremony held in Baghdad to honor 1,000 male…

Iraq’s Ministry of Culture announced the recovery of over 10,000 stolen and smuggled artifacts, with efforts ongoing to retrieve more in collaboration with international partners. Artifacts were recovered from countries including the U.S., Norway, Jordan, Italy, and the UK, with…

The Governor of Holy Karbala, Engineer Nassif Jassem Al-Khattabi, held a meeting with top official to discuss plans to implement Iraq’s largest flyover project to address traffic congestion in the city. According to a statement from the governor’s media office,…

Archaeologists have uncovered two well-preserved religious shrines in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, heavily damaged by ISIS in 2015. The discovery, part of the “Nimrud Project” by the Penn Museum, highlights the grandeur of Assyrian civilization. Found within the…