Operation Inherent Resolve continues to target ISIL illicit oil and natural gas activities in an operation called Tidal Wave II, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday. Col. Christopher Garver said targets include oil sites, equipment and vehicles for transporting oil and natural gas. Since September 2014, the coalition has conducted about 300 strikes against […]
By John Lee. The United States is to extend a $2.7-billion foreign military finance credit facility to Iraq. According to reports from Associated Press, the deal will allow Iraqi security forces to defer payment for the purchase of ammunition and maintenance of its F-16 aircraft and M1A1 Abrams tanks. The agreements grants Iraq a one-year […]
Britain will increase its training support to Iraqi forces taking the fight to Daesh, the Defence Secretary has announced today. Expanding the significant capacity building mission already underway, the UK will send around 50 additional trainers to the Al Asad Airbase in Western Iraq to provide instruction on countering improvised explosive devices (c-IED), infantry skills […]
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 on Wednesday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, […]
By John Lee. The father of a notorious ISIS terrorist is facing charges in Australia for allegedly conspiring to bribe officials at a company linked to the Iraqi government in the hope of winning lucrative building contracts. Mamdouh Elomar, aged 62, his brother Ibrahim Elomar (60) and businessman John Jousif (46) were charged following information […]
By John Lee. US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Iran's presence in Iraq is "helpful" to American attempts to defeat the Islamic State group (IS, ISIL, ISIS, Daesh). He told the Aspen Ideas Festival: "... we have challenges with Iran as everybody knows and we are working on those challenges ... But I […]
By Shelly Kittleson for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Bloody power struggles continue in Iraq’s disputed territories The security situation in Tuz Khormato continues to deteriorate. On June 18, a car bomb exploded just outside the local headquarters of the largest […]
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 Fighter and remotely piloted […]
By John Lee. US-based AM General has been awarded a $66,406,483 contract to supply 356 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to Iraq. Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Indiana, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2016. (Source: US Dept of Defense)
Carter Hails Iraqi Fallujah Success as Counter-ISIL Milestone Defense Secretary Ash Carter today congratulated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the Iraqi people for freeing the city of Fallujah from the grip of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The operation in Fallujah was a significant challenge for the Iraqi security forces and for […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi forces take the Islamic State group's last positions in the city of Fallujah, establishing full control over one of the jihadists' most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation.
Nepal has reportedly banned its nationals from working in Libya, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, following the killing of 13 security personnel from Nepal in a suicide attack claimed by Talban in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Nepalese Labour Minister Deepak Bohara (pictured) said on Friday said that the decision is attributed to the security situation in […]
