(VOVWORLD) - US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) delivered to Iraq 280 Iraqi and other IS detainees in recent days, Iraq’s military said in a statement on Sunday
(VOVWORLD) - Iraq has dismantled the biggest Islamic State (IS) cell in the country’s western province of Anbar and captured 186 militants, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said
(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi has reiterated Iraq’s opposition to sanctions imposed by the US against Iran
(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting Islamic State militants has reclaimed all of the...
(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Iraq’s leaders in Baghdad that Washington supports Iraq to guarantee security, safety, and prosperity for its citizens
(VOVWORLD) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack IS targets inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported...
(VOVWORLD) - White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his wife paid an unexpected visit to soldiers at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi President Barham Salih has expressed hope in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria will contribute to...
(VOVWORLD) - The United States has granted Iraq a 90-day extension of an exemption from sanctions re-imposed on neighboring Iran in order to keep importing electricity and natural gas...
(VOVWORLD) - Fighting against the Islamic State group (ISIS) in its last enclave in eastern Syria is going very well, a US official said Saturday
(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi security forces on Saturday began a large-scale security operation to clear areas in western Iraq from Islamic State (ISIS) militants
(VOVWORLD) - Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in Wednesday as Iraq’s new Prime Minister. He and 14 cabinet members were approved during an overnight session
(VOVWORLD) - Iraq’s parliament on Tuesday elected Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country's new president, the state television reported
(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department announced on Friday that it has decided to place its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra on "ordered departure," citing increasing security threats from...
(VOVWORLD) - Deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Qadir Nezamipour on Sunday discussed with Iraqi Defense Minister Mahmoud Al-Hayali the defense cooperation between the two countries
(VOVWORLD) - Iran has resumed supplying electricity to Iraq and other neighbouring countries
(VOVWORLD) - American troops will remain in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilize the country, Sean Ryan, spokesperson for the US-led coalition to defeat ISIS told a press...
(VOVWORLD) - Between 20,000 and 30,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, despite the jihadist group’s defeat and a halt in the flow of foreigners joining its...
(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has cancelled his visit to Iran, citing US sanctions against Tehran as a reason
(VOVWORLD) -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Thursday ordered operations to hunt down Islamic State militants in central Iraq after recent attacks and abductions carried out by the terrorist group