Iran Summons Turkish Envoy over Interior Minister’s Comments on PKK - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of Turkey in protest at the recent comments from Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu who claimed Iran and Iraq host PKK members.

Iraq rocket attack kills contractor, wounds US service member - The Jerusalem Post

A rocket attack in Iraq on Monday evening appeared to target both busy streets and a base where US soldiers are located near the Erbil International Airport.

US Forces behind Re-Emergence of Daesh near Baghdad: Iraqi Security Expert - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – An Iraqi security expert said Sunday that the American forces are behind the re-emergence of Deash (ISIS or ISIL) terrorists in an areas located about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad.

More than 20 dead in Baghdad twin suicide bombing: Ministry - World News

The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Jan. 21 morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP.

Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary | Al Jazeera

Thousands of Iraqi mourners have condemned the “American occupiers”, a year after a United States drone strike killed Iran’s revered general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

‘Blood Cheaper than Water’: Outrage over Trump Blackwater Pardons - Tasnim News Agency

US President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons for security guards convicted of killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre has caused international uproar, including in Iraq where people expressed outrage and sadness.

Trump warns Iran after rocket attack on US embassy in Baghdad | Al Jazeera

United States President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for a rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad and threatened a military response if any Americans are killed.

Hundreds protest against Kurdish authorities in northeast Iraq | THE DAILY STAR

 Hundreds protested in Iraq's northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah Friday against Kurdish authorities they accuse of being corrupt and causing a major fiscal crisis.

Iran Congratulates Iraq on Anniversary of Victory over ISIS - Tasnim News Agency

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh congratulated the Iraqi government and nation on the third anniversary of victory in the war on ISIS terrorist group.

Two oil wells bombed in oilfield in northern Iraq's Kirkuk, sources say | THE DAILY STAR

Two oil wells were bombed inside a small oilfield on Wednesday but production was not affected, oil officials and security sources said.

Kurd vs Kurd: Fears of full-scale war rise in northern Iraq | Al Jazeera

 Fears are growing of a full-fledged war between Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and forces of the ruling Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in this autonomous region of northern Iraq.

Iran Guards commander killed in drone strike on Iraq-Syria border -- reports | The Times of Israel

A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has been killed in a drone strike along the Iraqi-Syrian border, according to reports circulating widely in Arabic-language media.

Toll rises to six in clashes among rival Iraq protesters - France 24

The toll from clashes among rival protesters in Iraq's southern hot spot of Nasiriyah rose to six dead, medics told AFP Saturday, as other cities imposed security measures.

US occupation forces bring out 49 tanks loaded with stolen oil from Syria to Iraq - syriatimes.sy

US occupation Forces have brought out  a new convoy of vehicles and tanks loaded with stolen oil  from their illegal base in Khrab al-Jer area in Hasaka countryside towards Iraq, according to local sources.

Mourning after Deadly New Daesh Attack North of Iraqi Capital - Tasnim News Agency

Iraq's Salahaddin province declared three days of mourning from Sunday over a deadly attack carried by the Daesh terror group.

At least 11, including civilians, killed in reported ISIS attack on security post west of Baghdad - report — RT World News

 Five members of a tribal militia and six locals were reportedly killed in an attack on an outpost outside of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The assault was launched by the ISIS terror group, AFP reported, citing security sources.

Pentagon to withdraw 2,200 U.S. troops from Iraq this month

The Pentagon will scale down the U.S. military presence in Iraq this month by more than 2,000 troops, the top commander in the Middle East said Wednesday.

Iraq cancels Turkish Defense minister visit, summons ambassador

Iraq cancelled on Tuesday the Turkish defence minister’s visit to the country which was scheduled for Thursday, Iraq’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Kataib Hezbollah accuses Iraqi PM of playing role in Qassem Soleimani’s assassination

Kataib Hezbollah accused Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi of facilitating the assassination of the Iranian commander of the Quds Force, Major , and the leader of the popular crowd, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 3rd near the Baghdad International Airport.

US Taking Revenge on Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha'abi for Destroying Daesh : IRAN

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei strongly condemned the US for killing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (known as Hashd al-Sha'abi) and said Washington is taking revenge against the forces for destroying Daesh (ISIS or ISIL).