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Representational photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq has revealed the total number of foreign females, who had death sentences issued against them, over involvement with Islamic State. In remarks on Wednesday, Ali al-Bayati, member of the commission, said “the total number of female members who had death sentence...

The anti-terror war in Iraq has left several areas devastated and in need of humanitarian assistance Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – A conference kicked off Sunday in the city hall of Nineveh province to lure investors to play a role in reconstructing Mosul, a city which witnessed severe damage by the Islamic State militant group. Speaking to Alghad Press news...

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) currency auction on March 4 registered $199,681,501 in sales, a 1.43% volume increase from the US $196,868,397 sold by Iraqi Dinar, credit and transfer at the previous auction held on March 1. The latest auction was attended by 45 banks and 9 remittance companies. The same institutions attended...

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (right) and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (left) during their meeting Wednesday in Kuwait....

Members of al-Hashd al-Shaabi. Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Confrontations have occurred between the shia-led paramilitary troops and the Iraqi army in...

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) currency auction on February 14 registered $182,320,645 in sales, a -5.98% volume decline...

French Foreign Ministerxa0Jean-Yves Le Drian Kuwait (Iraqinews.com) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed on Wednesday that the reco...

Iraqi soldiers carry their weapons during a mission against Islamic State in Iraq Nineveh (Iraqinews.com) – Six Islamic State militants were killed in an airstrike by the U.S-led inteational coalition warplanes on Mosul city, a security source was quote as saying Sunday. Speaking to Baghdad Today news website, the source said, “The U.S.-led inteational coalition carried out an airstrike in coordination with the Nineveh Operations Command, targeting Islamic State remnants in Badush village in...

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) currency auction on February 11 registered $194,322,309 in sales, a -2.87% volume decline from the US $200,067,351 sold by Iraqi Dinar, credit and transfer at the previous auction held on February 8. The latest auction was attended by 45 banks and 9 remittance companies. The same institutions attended the auction held on February 11 compared to the previous auction. Data for the February 11 auction was made public by CBI Announ...

Two Iraqi children appear in a bad condition as the anti-terror war left one in four Iraqi children in poverty, according to a UNAMI statement Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – A UN agency has revealed that violent acts in Iraq have left one in four children in poverty and pushed families to extreme measures to survive. In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press on Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) echoed a call by the UNICEF and UN-Habitat for urgent i...

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad. Khalid al Mousily/Reuters Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Six people, including security personnel, were killed and wounded in two bomb blasts in south of Baghdad, security sources said on Saturday. “A bomb exploded near a market in al-Yusufiya region, south of Baghdad, leaving one person killed and three others wounded,” the source told Baghdad Today. “Ambulance rushed to the blast spot and transferred the wounded to hospital for ...

Unidentified gunmen attack a checkpoint of Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Three paramilitary personnel were killed as a suicide attacker blew up himself in west of Mosul, a police source said on Saturday. “A suicide bomber, wearing a suicide belt, blew up himself near a checkpoint of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) in Baaj,” Lt. Gen. Esman al-Mallah told BasNews. “The bodies were taken to forensic medicine department, while troops launched a campaign there in t...

Representational photo. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An embargo has continued for a third day in a northe Baghdad region as security entered a second week in search for a sniper who had killed security members, a security source was quoted saying. The source told Baghdad Today on Thursday that “a terrorist sniper in Tarimiya, north of Baghdad, had killed two soldiers, one near Ibin Sina and the other near ak-Houra, both in the same precinct”. “Security forces have been chasing the sniper for two ...

Diyala (IraqiNews.com) Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A new infection of bird flu has been recorded in Diyala province, despite declaring control on the disease few days ago, BasNews quoted official sources as saying on Thursday.“One case infected with bird flu was recorded in a farm in a village in Kanaan region, east of Baquba,” head of the municipal council of the region, Hatem al-Ta’iy, said.“Authorities in question started taking necessary measures to get rid of the infected chickens in ord...

Iraqi security forces arrest a suspected fighter with the Islamic State group during a military operation. Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) The military intelligence department has announced arresting two members of Islamic State’s so-called Kirkuk State. In a statement on Thursday, the department said “depending on accurate intelligence information, an operation was carried out by the department. Troops managed to arrest two members of Islamic State’s so-called Kirkuk State.” According to the state...

The aftermath of Karrada suicide bombing in Baghdad that took place in July 3. Anbar (IraqiNews.com) At least fifteen persons were killed and wounded in a suicide bombing in Ramadi city, west of Anbar, a medical source has said. “The terrorist attack, which took place in the evening on Street 40 in Ramadi left one victim and 14 others wounded from civilians and security personnel,” the source from Ramadi Educational Hospital told Baghdad Today website on Thursday. The emergency at the hospi...

Inteational coalition aircraft Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Iraq’s military command said an armed group was bombarded by U.S.-led coalition warplanes early Saturday in Anbar, a few hours after news reports said the jets mistakenly hit a local police officer and civilians. The Joint Operations Command’s War Media Cell said that coalition warplanes struck an “armed group” in al-Baghdadi region, west of the province during a hunt for a terrorist element. “The JOC possessed accurate intelligence inform...

The first half of 2017 witnessed the export of 24 condensates shipments and 24 gas liquids shipments (Reuters) Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq plans to offer three of its oil refineries to investors during an upcoming conference of Iraq donors, the govement said Thursday. Anadolu Agency quoted a statement from the state’s investment authority saying that the refineries include Faw, in the southe Basra province, with a production capacity of 300.000 barrels a day, besides another in Anbar (150.0...

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a car bomb attack. Archival photo. Diyala (IraqiNews.com) A paramilitary personnel was wounded in a bomb blast, northeast of Baquba, a local source from Diyala province was quoted saying on Friday. “A member of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) was wounded as a bomb, placed on the side of the agricultural road in Qurret Tabah region, exploded during a campaign launched at some regions,” the source told AlSumaria News. “Security servi...

Iraqi police forces in Salahuddin. Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) Security troops have arrested two Islamic State members in east of Salahuddin province, a security source said on Friday. “The Rapid Response troops received accurate information that located two IS members, who have arrest warrants issued against them. Troops then carried out an operation and managed to arrest them,” the source told AlSumaria News. The operation was carried out in the vicinity of Tuz Khurmatu region, east of Sal...