U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Monday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Tuesday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack and fighter […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly put out fires at six more oil wells in the Qayara region, which Iraqi forces recaptured from the Islamic State group (Daesh, IS, ISIS, ISIL) last month. But Reuters quotes the Iraqi oil ministry as saying on Tuesday that at least three fires are still blazing. The wells had […]
Mr. Dominique Mas, the new Consul General of the Republic of France to the Kurdistan Region, was received today by the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa. Minister Bakir congratulated Mr. Mas and assured him that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stands ready to extend to him all the necessary support […]
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 and fighter […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any views expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A new crisis between Iraq and Saudi Arabia has emerged over Riyadh's ambassador to Baghdad Thamer al-Sabhan amid calls by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (pictured) to replace […]
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 […]
The U.S. Embassy in Iraq has announced the arrival of the Honorable Douglas A. Silliman as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iraq. Ambassador Silliman arrived in Iraq on September 1, 2016. He met with His Excellency Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and presented his credentials […]
A total of 691 Iraqis were killed and another 1,016 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, excluding Anbar, in August 2016*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The number of civilians killed in August was 473 (including 16 federal police, Sahwa […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber and fighter […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is assisting the Government of Iraq (GoI) in its efforts on Security Sector Reform (SSR) through a well-established partnership with the Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA). On 29 August, UNDP and ONSA co-chaired the first meeting between the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and international partners within the […]
By John Lee. Vectrus Systems Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded a $9,423,310 contract to provide enterprise network capabilities and services support of U.S. Central Command forces within the south-west Asia area of responsibility. Work will be performed in Iraq, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2017. (Source: US Dept of Defense)
By John Lee. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi appointed a new interim defense minister on Monday. General Othman Ghanm, the interim Chief of Army Staff, will take over from Khalid al-Obeidi, who lost a confidence vote in parliament last week. Ghanm's position as interim Chief of Army Staff will be filled by Anwar Hama Amin, Lieutenant General/Aviator […]
