A turkey official says the contingent of Turkish forces deployed to northern Iraq last week will likely stay in the war-battered country despite vociferous objections by Baghdad.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has said that the deployment of foreign soldiers in Iraq is considered as “hostile act” and Baghdad does not accept sending of combat forces into its territory.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked his trade minister, wanted on corruption charges since October, for failing to show up for work, his office said Wednesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi discussed with representatives of the supreme Marjiyaa in Najaf, Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai and Ahmed al-Safi a number of issues including the “victories” achieved by the security forces in the war against ISIS terrorist organization.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi meets with influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the city of Najaf south of the capital Baghdad on November 7, 2015 , AFP reports.
Iraq's Former National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie underlined the necessity for replacing Washington with Moscow for joint war on terrorist groups.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says his country is ready to share intelligence on ISIS with Russia, Iran, and Syria upon their request.
Shortly after Russia launched airstrikes against militants in Syria, Iraq announces that it would also welcome any such military measures by Moscow on its soil.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has described the persistent support for the Takfiri ISIS militant group as the main problem facing the embattled Arab country, calling for an end to the financing and arming of the extremists.
Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi’s convoy came under sniper fire but he was unharmed, a ministry spokesman said.
Iraqi Prime Minister has approved the decision of an investigative council to refer military commanders to a court martial for abandoning their positions in the battle against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Ramadi.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called on the judiciary to carry out "drastic measures" in its battle against corruption, after the country's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urged judicial reforms, Press TV reports.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called for the immediate cancellation of two key state positions of vice president and deputy prime minister as part of a comprehensive reform plan aimed at fighting corruption, Al-Alam News Network reports.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will continue supporting Iraq in its fight against terrorism, noting that the country's security is intertwined with that of Iran, Press TV reports.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in Tehran on Wednesday evening underlined that Iran will continue its supports for Iraq, and called on Baghdad to continue its firm and tough confrontation against the Takfiri terrorists.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will travel to Iran on Wednesday for talks on the war against the ISIS terrorist group, his office announced.
Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday accused the international coalition fighting ISIS of not doing enough to tackle the group, and said important members such as Saudi Arabia are not curbing the flow of foreign fighters to his country.
Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday received Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
Iranian foreign minister has reiterated Tehran’s support for the Iraqi nation during a visit to the neighboring country, insisting that the Islamic Republic will always remain on the side of the Iraqi people.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to take legal action against the nation’s new President Fouad Masoum for his failure to name a premier from the country’s largest parliamentary bloc as provided in the constitution.