Iraq’s prime minister on Saturday inaugurated construction work on what is slated to become the first railway line connecting the country to neighbouring Iran, a major political and economic partner.
Sixteen people, mostly Iranians, killed in road accident in Iraq
At least 16 people, mostly Iranians, were killed in a road accident in Iraq, the Iraqi state news agency said early on Saturday.
Iran Pilgrims Among 18 Dead In Iraq Crash
A road accident killed 16 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, the state news agency INA reported Saturday.
Iraq Court Sentences 5 People to Life in Prison in Killing of US Citizen, Officials Say
An Iraqi criminal court has convicted five men and sentenced them to life in prison in the killing of a U.S. citizen in Baghdad last year …
Rockets fired at Khor Mor gas field in Iraq, no damage reported
Several rockets were fired toward Khor Mor gas field in the Sulaimaniya region of northern Iraq on Wednesday but there were no casualties, a statement from the Iraqi Kurdish natural resources ministry …
Iran Pilgrims Among 16 Dead in Iraq Crash, State Media Reports
More than 2.6 million pilgrims have flown into Iraq or crossed its land borders since Arbaeen began this year, according to figures issued on Friday by Iraq’s interior ministry. Road accidents are a …
16 killed, 13 wounded in Iraq traffic accident
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 16 people, mostly Iranian citizens, were killed and 13 others wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Iraq on Saturday, a media report said. Reuters reported the …
Turkey launches airstrikes on Northern Iraq
On April 18, 2022, Turkey launched a ‘Claw-Lock’ operation against PKK hideouts and bases in northern Iraq. Turkey uses fighter jets, artillery, and ground special forces, claiming that it has information that indicates PKK was going to launch a large …
Proud Boys Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl sentenced in Jan. 6 case for seditious conspiracy
but acquitted of charges including assaulting officers and destruction of government property. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Biggs — an Iraq war veteran who …
Marine vet lied about Iraq injury to steal $350,000: prosecutors
A Marine vet faces criminal charges for using a fake story about being the sole survivor of an Iraq IED blast to bilk the government out of almost $350,000 in payments for injuries he didn’t actually have,