Shell has decided to withdraw from negotiations on the development of a petrochemicals plant in Basra, Iraq, reported Reuters. The move highlights a shift in the UK oil and gas major’s strategy …
Iraqi security arrests ISIS financial officer
The Joint Operations Command in Iraq said that the so-called financial administrative officer of the ISIS terrorist group had been arrested.
Iran’s Escalation Game
The U.S. hasn’t formally accused the Iraqi militia of carrying out the strike on the Tower 22 military base in Jordan, but American officials have assessed that it had the “footprints of Kata’ib …
Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on ‘as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks’
In the weeks since, the U.S. has launched multiple retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria including a strike last week that killed a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who …
U.S.-Led Coalition Blocks Attacks at Conoco Oil Field in Syria -Source
Coalition troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who together fight remnants of the Islamic State group, have faced increased attacks by Iran-backed groups in Syria and Iraq since …
Report: Attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria hamstrung anti-ISIS mission
With escalating violence against U.S. troops in the region, the U.S. was distracted from counter-ISIS efforts, according to am IG report.
U.S. strikes rile key allies in Iraq
Many see them as an assault on Iraq’s independence, and while Iran supports Iraq’s mainly Shiite militias, they’re also intertwined with society and government.
Iraq says US strikes pushing government to end US-led coalition’s mission
The U.S. military said a strike on Wednesday killed a commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq.
Iraq Signs Agreement With Libya To Enhance Youth Sector
By John Lee. Libya’s Youth Minister, Fathi Al-Zeni [Fathallah Al-Zani], and his Iraqi counterpart, Ahmed Al-Mabrouq [Ahmed Al-Mubarak], sig …
Jordan wants to increase trade with Iraq, Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Amman wants to see more growth in business ties between Jordan and the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, the Jordanian consul general in Erbil told Rudaw on Saturday. “There is an …