Ankara says it has captured a PKK militant responsible for “logistics,” while also launching a new operation against the group in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
OPEC won’t change policy at next meeting, Iraq oil minister says
Iraq said the OPEC+ oil cartel is unlikely to change its production policy at next month’s meeting and repeated promises to deliver overdue output cuts, even as the Arab nation’s economy reels. , Iraq …
New Electronic Banking Service launched in Iraq
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced the launch of its digital enrollment service, which it says is the first of its kind in Iraq and the region. According to a statement from t …
Iraq executes 5 convicted of terrorism
Iraqi authorities in the southern part of the country have executed five people convicted of terror charges, according to security sources. The prisoners hanged in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar province on …
Iraq’s Sadr Backs Early Vote in Rare Appearance
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said Wednesday he backed early elections overseen by the U.N., in a rare press conference outside his home in the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. Iraq is meant to hold …
Iraq’s Oil Minister: OPEC+ to keep output policy unchanged at next meeting
Iraq Oil Minister HE Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael said on Wednesday that Iraq’s oil exports should average around 2.9 million barrels per day in February, as reported by Reuters. Ismaael further added …
Iran, Iraq sign Judicial Cooperation MoUs
Senior authorities from Iran and Iraq signed three memoranda of understanding to promote judicial and legal cooperation between the two neighbouring states. The documents were inked in Baghdad on …
12 FRONTLINE Documentaries on Iraq’s Sectarian Divide
In the new documentary Iraq’s Assassins, releasing Feb. 9, FRONTLINE examines one outgrowth of the political instability and sectarian divides that were inflamed in the invasion’s wake: the rise and …
‘Absolute Fear’: ‘Iraq’s Assassins’ Filmmaker Ramita Navai on How Iraqis View Iran-Backed Shia Militias
Ramita Navai, one of the producers and directors of “Iraq’s Assassins,” discusses the mass protests in Iraq, the Iran-backed Shia militias now accused of killing their critics and why the militias …
In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims
On his historic visit to Iraq in March, Pope Francis hopes to encourage his Christian flock, badly bruised by sectarian conflict and brutal Islamic State attacks, while building further bridges to …