U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Bomber, fighter and remotely piloted […]
Building on the energy created by a coalition of four veteran-led organizations, the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) and its "Soccer Salam" partners announced this week the launch of "One Team, One Dream" to provide $20,000 more in aid to Iraqi kids and families fleeing ISIS. After a December airlift of 5 tons of winter aid and soccer balls, the Soccer Salam coalition - ICF, […]
By John Lee. Iraq became South Korea’s third-largest suppier of oil in the first half of this year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Purchases of Iraqi crude oil soared 73 percent to 8.25 million metric tons through June in 2015, the highest level since at least 2000. (Source: Bloomberg)
By John Lee. An official source has told the Jordan News Agency, Petra, that the Iraq government had informed Jordanian authorities of its decision to close border crossings between Iraq and Jordan until further notice. The source urged passengers and drivers who want to travel to Iraq not to head to the border crossings until […]
By John Lee. Iraqi politicians have reportedly made allegations of corruption relating to the sale of Czech military aircraft to Iraq. According to media sources, Iskandar Watoot, from the Iraqi parliament's security and defense committee, says corruption worth millions of dollars has accompanied the purchase of the L-159 subsonic combat planes, while Haitham al-Jubouri, a […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. “In the past 48 hours, coalition airstrikes hit five vehicle-borne [improvised explosive devices] and a factory producing these weapons in Ramadi,” said Army Lt. […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 29 banks and 8 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Wednesday. A total of $364,691,686 sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. Texas-based Bell Helicopter Textron has been awarded a $55,600,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales contract in Iraq. The firm will supply technical advice and maintenance and logistics support for maintenance and logistics for Bell aircraft. Work will be performed in Iraq with an estimated completion date of 7th August, 2016. According to a […]
By John Lee. Iraq's oil exports in 2014 accounted for 95.5 percent of the country's total revenue from exports, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Planning's Central Bureau of Statistics. A total of 918 million barrels of oil were exported over the year, up 5.3 percent on the 872 million barrels shipped in […]
By John Lee. A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (pictured) has said that the nuclear deal announced on Tuesday between Iran and world powers will be "a catalyst for regional stability." Saad al-Hadithi told the Associated Press that it will lead to better unity in the fight against terrorism. But Hamid al-Mutlaq, an […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has declared an official holiday on Thursday due to the continuing heatwave affecting the country. The Daily Mail reports that several provinces have reported temperatures above 50C (122F), causing particular difficulties for people who are fasting during the long daylight hours in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Eid […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Bomber, fighter and remotely piloted […]
