Tag: Haider Al Abadi

Iraqi forces launch offensive against new militant outfit in north

Iraq’s armed forces have launched a large-scale military operation along a planned oil transit route in the north against a new militant outfit reportedly comprised of Daesh remnants and Kurdish mafia elements. Iraqi army and police forces, backed by the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, started the campaign in coordination with […]

US starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over Daesh

American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq. In Baghdad, an Iraqi government spokesman on Monday confirmed to The Associated Press that the drawdown has begun, though he stressed it was […]

Iraq warns Saudi Arabia against meddling in its affairs

The Levant News -- Iraq’s ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Saudi Arabia for its "repeated interventions in Iraqi internal matters" in a statement today. The warning follows remarks by Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Wednesday that called for the dissolution of the Shiite-dominated Popular Mobilization Forces fighting alongside Iraqi army forces, which he […]

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