By John Lee. The Australian Prime Minister has announced the appointment of Mr Christopher Langman as the country's next Ambassador to Iraq. Australia and Iraq enjoy a strong bilateral relationship. More than 48,000 Australian residents were born in Iraq. Two-way merchandise trade was worth nearly $300 million in 2014, with Australia continuing to provide high […]
The Iraq Air Force on Monday showed off the first four F-16 warplanes it has purchased from the US, at the Iraq Air Force's Balad base, north of Baghdad. The F-16s are part of a squadron of 36 purchased by the government, which were delivered to Iraq the week before. (Source: The Telegraph)
By John Lee. A car bomb has killed an estimated 120 people and injured at least 130 at a busy market in the predominantly Shia town of Khan Bani Saad, north of the Baghdad. The Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) group has said it was behind the attack, adding that one of its members drove […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On July 13, Iraqi authorities announced the launch of the battle to liberate Anbar province — the biggest Iraqi province in terms of surface — from the Islamic State’s (IS, ISIS, ISIL) grip, with the […]
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 yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted […]
Croatia’s Defense Minister, Mr. Ante Kotromanović today received Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of KRG Foreign Relations and his accompanying delegation to exchanges views on the fight against ISIS and mutual military cooperation. Minister Kotromanović expressed his admiration for the bravery of the peshmerga forces in the fight against the ISIS terrorists and stated that, “Fighting […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It's All Lies: How Propaganda Wars in Extremist-Controlled Mosul, Iraq, are Being Fought From the very beginning of its prominence in Iraq, it has been very obvious that the leaders […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Second Hand Holidays in Kut: Displaced Iraqis Equal Boom for Used Goods Market In the city of Kut, one of the biggest beneficiaries of this year's Eid al-Fitr holiday – […]
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. 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 […]
