Top security officials from Iran and Iraq weighed plans for cooperation in the intelligence sphere in the fight against terrorism. The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, and head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, Mustafa Kadhimi, held a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. A range of issues were discussed at the […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Monday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, fighter and […]
By John Lee. A joint report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Sunday Times claims that London-based PR firm Bell Pottinger was hired by the US military to run a "covert" propoganda operation during the Iraq War. The $540-million campaign was run by the agency's now-dissolved 'conflict resolution' arm between 2007 and 2011. […]
By John Lee. Pratt and Whitney has been awarded a $42,397,600 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F100-PW-229 engine support; the contract is descibed as "100 percent foreign military sales to Iraq and Morocco". The company, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp (UTC), will provide install engines, spare engines, modules, integrated logistics support, quick reaction studies, over-and-above repair […]
A total of 1,003 Iraqis were killed and another 1,159 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, including Anbar, in September 2016*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The number of civilians killed in September was 609 (including 19 federal police, Sahwa […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Saturday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Sunday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, fighter and […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Airways has announced that it has added two new routes to Iran and Turkey. A route between Najaf to Isfahan will be operated by Boeing 737 and CRJ900, while one between Sulaymaniyah to Istanbul Ataturk will be operated by a Boeing 737. Each route will be served twice a week. (Source: […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Authorities installed bomb-detecting equipment after more than 320 people were killed in July in Baghdad’s Shia-Christian area of Karada. But residents say security measures aren't working and bombings continue to rock the neighbourhood. […]
For the first time in more than two years, the United Nations food relief agency has distributed urgently-needed food for people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat, which was under siege and cut off from humanitarian access from 2014 until earlier this month. “Families in Shirqat are in a desperate need of […]
About 600 American troops will be deployed to Iraq to further enable local security forces as they prepare to retake the key Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. In a statement, the secretary said in anticipation of the Mosul fight, the […]
Human rights campaigner and leader of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), Yanar Mohammed (55), has been awarded the 2016 Rafto Prize for her work on behalf of women and minorities in war-torn Iraq. The Rafto Prize is awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have distinguished themselves in their work for human […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Wednesday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, fighter […]
