IS no longer a threat, says Iraq PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the Islamic State (IS) militant group no longer poses a threat to Iraq and dialogue to end the US-led international coalition to fight the IS group continues.
Iraq exported about 108.053 million barrels of crude oil in July, the country's Oil Ministry announced Thursday.
Two Iraqis were killed and 17 others injured, including Iranian Shiite pilgrims, in a car accident in Baghdad, a traffic police officer said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has stressed the urgent need to halt the attacks against Lebanon and Palestine and called for concerted efforts to prevent the escalation of regional conflict.
A series of explosions have occurred at an ammunition depot of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
Five militants of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, official sources said.
Hostility between the long-time foes has often played out in Iraq, whose government is allied with both countries. The attack triggered harsh condemnation from the Iraqi government, which called it a “violation of international law and norms” and demanded an explanation from the Iranian leadership. The United States also condemned the strike and said it was an unjustified outrage on a civilian residence.
Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji and head of NATO's Mission in Iraq, Michael Anker Lollesgaard "discussed ways to enhance security
The attack came two days after deadly protests in the Iraqi capital over the result of a general election held on October 10. The groups leading the protests are heavily armed Iran-backed militias that lost much of their parliamentary power in the election.
The areas include displacement settlements housing tens of thousands of people displaced in Syria's 10-year conflict.
