Turkey has launched air-raids on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, a week after a bombing in Istanbul which it blames on Kurdish militants. The raids – dubbed Operation Claw-Sword – struck Kurdish bases which were being used to launch attacks on Turkey,
Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing
Turkey launched airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul …
Turkey bombs Syria, Iraq in response to Istanbul terror attack
In Syria, Turkish aircraft used Russian-controlled airspace to conduct the strikes, according to NTV. The Turkish defense ministry confirmed it carried out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, but did not …
Turkey Hits Kurd Militia in Syria, Iraq in Bombing Reprisal
Turkey began a new cross-border operation against US-backed Kurdish militant groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a deadly bombing that targeted civilians in Istanbul last week.
Death toll rises to 15 after gas cylinder explosion in Iraq’s north
Fifteen people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, the civil defence said on Friday.
Iraq Forms Supreme Commission to Investigate Major Corruption Cases
Last month, for instance, Iraq’s finance ministry discovered that $2.5 billion dollars had been spirited from a government tax commission account, in what amounted to one of the largest corruption …
Blaming Kurds for unrest, Iran threatens Iraq with offensive
Opposition members in Iraq openly carry medium-sized weapons at the bases … investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort to demolish a nuisance property. The City has been trying for …
Iraqis ‘Keen To Invest’ In Bangladesh
Some Iraqi business people are reportedly interested in investing in Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical and leather sectors. According to The Daily Star, this could be either through joint ventures or on …
Iraq reels from $2.5bn tax ‘heist of the century’
The trucks, laden with tax funds siphoned off from state-owned bank Rafidain, were allegedly pulling off in broad daylight what has since been dubbed Iraq’s “heist of the century”. In all, $2.5bn was …
Why This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its Date Palms
In an air-conditioned trailer sitting on cinder blocks amid the date palms—a national symbol of Iraq—Mohammed Adil Gilgawi, an engineer who works in the Fedek garden, sips tea and eats freshly picked …