Tag Archives: Baghdad

Terrorists were arrested in many places across Iraq

A “terrorist” was arrested on Wednesday in southern Iraq, Karbala Operations Command said in a statement. The Command reported that its forces carried out an operation in the Karbala desert in al-Nukhaib district which resulted in the arrest of a wanted terrorist. “The man is handed over to the authority.” …

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Iraqi Cabinet approves the national strategy to combat corruption

The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday the sanction of a national strategy to combat corruption. The General Secretariat of PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government said in an official statement today, “the Council of Ministers decided to approve the adoption of the national strategy for Integrity and combating corruption (2021-2024) set up …

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Baghdad records highest population density in Iraq

Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed today, Tuesday, that the capital, Baghdad, reached more than 8.5 million people in 2020, followed by the Governorates of Nineveh and Basra. “According to the census, Baghdad’s population has reached 8.558.625 million people over the past year, which is a very high number compared to …

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Iraqi CTS arrests three terrorists in separate operations

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) on Monday arrested three members from the remnants of the terrorist organization of ISIS in al-Anbar and Baghdad. The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Yahya Rasool, said in a statement today that the Counter-Terrorism-Services multiple operations in al-Anbar and Baghdad, which resulted …

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Iraqi parliament to summon PM over US violations: lawmaker

An Iraqi lawmaker says the parliament will summon Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for explanation over the United States’ continued violation of the country’s sovereignty and plans to target anti-terror Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hashd al-Sha’abi. Abdul Amir al-Taeiban, of the al-Sadiqoun bloc, said the parliament is “serious” about holding …

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Sirens sounded at US base in Baghdad International Airport

Warning sirens were sounded at an American base Friday in Baghdad International Airport, hours after finding missiles close to the area. A security source said that warning sirens were sounded at the US Camp Victoria in Baghdad International Airport, as part of testing. Earlier on Friday, Baghdad Operations Command thwarted …

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Baghdad | Green Zone locked, security forces descended to streets

Iraqi security forces closed the roads leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, Wednesday, prevented the civilians from entering the area without an official ID. “The security forces closed the roads leading to the security-fortified Green Zone and prevented citizens from entering it,” indicating that “the forces …

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Al-Ameri praised the position of Religious Authority, people, and political forces in support of Palestinian cause

Secretary-General of Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, praised the position of the Religious Authority, people and political forces in support of the Palestinian cause. During the first International Conference on Supporting Palestinian people that took place in Baghdad, Al-Amiri said: “The Palestinian people’s uprising came in response to the Israeli violations, …

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Iraq hits the milestone of one million COVID-19 recoveries

Iraq recorded 4,167 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 30 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 6,743 patients achieved full recovery, bringing the total count of recovery cases to …

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