By John Lee. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $7,702,239 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Iraq integrated air defense system. Work will be performed at Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2018. (Source: US Dept of Defense)
By John Lee. US diplomats, citing a senior Iraqi government official, have said that the US travel ban could jeopardise General Electric (GE)'s business in Iraq. According to a memo obtained by Politico: "[The Baghdad government] was preparing to sign two more deals with U.S. company General Electric that could be negatively affected, and that the […]
By John Lee. A former CEO of Australia's Leighton Holdings has received an apology and an out-of-court settlement from Fairfax Media following their claim that he knew of alleged corporate misconduct, including the payment of a $42 million bribe in Iraq. Wal King, chief executive of Leighton Holdings (now known as CIMIC Group) from 1987 […]
By John Lee. US President Donald Trump has taken aim at Iranian influence in Iraq. He commented on Twitter: "Iran is rapidly taking over more and more of Iraq even after the U.S. has squandered three trillion dollars there. Obvious long ago!" He also said: "Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a […]
The U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has liberated about 60 percent of ISIL-held territory in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman told Pentagon reporters today. In a teleconferenced briefing from Baghdad, Air Force Col. John L. Dorrian said that even though […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber and […]
By John Lee. L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems Inc. has been awarded a $51,852,276 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract (Afghanistan, Iraq) for 21,589 M734A1 multi-option fuses that includes a first article test, and 270,528 M783 point detonating delay fuses. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]
Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), operator of the Shaikan Field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, closed up 1.7 percent on Wednesday followingn a trading and operational update. This is in advance of the Company's full year results for the period ended 31 December 2016 which will be announced on Thursday 6 April 2017. […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has said that Baghdad would not take ‘reciprocal measures’ against the recent US banning order against Iraqi citizens, issued by President Donald Trump. Answering a question, Abadi stated that he did not want to harm US citizens in the country by applying reciprocal measures, for the time being. Abadi however […]
The Iraqi parliament has approved the appointment of Irfan al-Hayali to the Ministry of Defence and Qasim al-Araji to the Interior Ministry. Inam al-Obeidi, who had been nominated for the Ministry of Commerce, and Najam Ali, who had been nominated for the Ministry of Industry, were both rejected by the parliament. As such three cabinet […]
A total of 403 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 924 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in January 2017*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The number of civilians killed in January (not including police) was 382, while the number […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria on Monday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber and […]
