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Updated: Thu, 24 May 2012 03:02:29 -0400

News: Wars

Cop Killed, Another Wounded in Mosul Shooting
One policeman on Wednesday was killed and another was injured when unknown gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle in Mosul city, according to a local police source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Thursday Jun 4
 
10 Wanted Men Arrested, 2 IEDs Defused in Basra
Ten wanted men on Wednesday were arrested and two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused in Basra province, according to a local source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Thursday Jun 4
 
Iraq Seen out of OPEC Quotas for Years -Libya
Iraq was unlikely to return to OPEC's production target system for several years, OPEC member Libya's top oil official said on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Selected Foreign Firms May Bid for East Baghdad Field
Only a selected number of firms will be permitted to bid for developing East Baghdad Field, Oil Ministry Undersecretary Ahmad Shamaa said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Roadside Bomb Kills US Soldier in Iraq
The US military said an American soldier has died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Duri: You'll Never Take Me Alive
The fugitive deputy of Iraq's late leader Saddam Hussein, Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, on Tuesday defied the United States to capture him alive in a rare newspaper interview.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
What US Soldiers Do in Iraq
War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan came to Capitol Hill to testify before Congress and give an eyewitness account about the horrors of war. Like the Winter Soldier hearings, when more than 200 service members gathered for four days in Silver...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Kurdistan Region Began to Export Oil Despite the Opposition of the Central Government
Kurdistan Regional Government began today the export of oil from its fields through the National pipeline to Turkey, despite the opposition of the central government towards the signed contracts by Erbil with foreign companies.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraq Presents Agricultural Lands to Gulf Investors
An official stated on Monday that Iraq poses the agricultural lands for long-term rent to investors from the Gulf as part of a plan to revive the agricultural sector.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Kurdistan Region Open for Business Says Uk Representative
Niqash sat down with Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Region??™s High Representative to the UK, to discuss the role of the Kurdish Regional Government??™s office in London, foreign investment in the Region, oil and Kurdish relations with Baghdad...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iran and Iraq Extend Cooperation on Small Businesses
Iran's Cooperatives Minister Mohammad Abbasi was in Baghdad this week to discuss ways to expand relations with Iraq, particularly in the field of small scale industries.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraqi PM Meets UIA Chief in Tehran
United Iraqi Alliance chief??™s political advisor Mohsen Hakim stated on Tuesday that UIA chief Abdul Aziz Hakim has met UIA members and the Iraqi prime minister.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraq Needs Continued International Engagement, Says Refugee Agency
Although the humanitarian situation in Iraq has been out of the spotlight recently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) today cautioned that the situation for the millions of uprooted Iraqis both inside and outside the country...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Kuwaiti MPs Urge Recall of Ambassador from Iraq
Kuwaiti lawmakers on Tuesday urged the government to recall the emirate??™s ambassador from Baghdad in protest at ???attacks??? by Iraqi MPs and demands to halt the payment of reparations.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Climate Change Threatens Mideast Stability - Study
Climate change could spark "environmental wars" in the Middle East over already scarce water supplies and dissuade Israel from any pullout from occupied Arab land, an international report said on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Global Recession Making World More Violent - Study
The economic downturn has made the world more violent and unstable in the last year, according to a study on Tuesday that ranked New Zealand as the most peaceful country and Iraq the least.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Recession May Worsen Left/right Revolts-consultant
Insurgencies rooted in the traditional left/right political divide are re-emerging around the world and economic downturn may accelerate the trend, a security consultancy said on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
U.S. Combat Troops to Leave All Iraqi Cities
U.S. combat forces will vacate all Iraqi cities on schedule by the end of this month, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Tuesday, including the still violent insurgent holdout of Mosul.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraq Refuses Two Shi'ite Pilgrim Flights from Iran
Iraq refused entry on Tuesday to two flights from Tehran carrying Iranian pilgrims to visit Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim holy sites, an official in Iraq's Civil Aviation authority said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraq Still Too Fragile to Take Back Refugees: U.N.
Iraq remains too fragile to absorb the 1.5 million Iraqis still living outside its borders and any forced repatriation of refugees would place individuals at risk, the UNHCR said Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraq Agrees to Let Britain Help Protect Oil Platforms
Iraq and Britain have struck a deal that will allow British troops to remain in the country, helping Iraqi naval forces protect oil platforms beyond a previously agreed withdrawal date, officials said on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Kurdistan Region Celebrates Historic Achievement with First Crude Oil Export
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani joined in celebrating the start of crude oil exports from the Kurdistan Region.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
PKK Extends Ceasefire Till 15 July
The Kurdistan Workers Party has decided to extend the ceasefire reports the PKK mouthpiece Firat News Agency based in Amsterdam.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
US Soldier and Police Officer Killed in Iraq
A US soldier and a police officer were killed by insurgents in Iraq on Tuesday, according to the US military and media reports.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Gang Member Jailed over Murder of Margaret Hassan in Iraq
Mrs Hassan, 59, the director of aid agency Care International in Iraq, was kidnapped on her way to work in Baghdad in October 2004 and shot dead just under a month later.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
2 Construction Workers Wounded in Blast in Mosul
Two construction workers were wounded Tuesday in a bomb explosion in western Mosul, a security source said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
First U.S. Soldier Killed in June
One U.S. soldier was killed Tuesday in a bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad, the first in June, the U.S. army said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Baladruz Court Judge Escapes Attempt on His Life
A judge from the Baladruz court escaped an assassination attempt when an explosive charge went off in front of his house on Tuesday in the northwest of Baaquba, according to a security source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Life in Prison to One of Margaret Hassan??™s Assassins
The Central Criminal Court in Iraq (CCCI) on Tuesday issued a life in prison verdict to Lutfee Hassan Jassir (Iraqi) who participated in the abduction and killing of the human rights activist Margaret Hassan (Iraqi-British) in the end of 2004.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
7 Gunmen, 4 with Explosive Belts, Arrested in Abu-Greb
Security forces on Tuesday arrested seven gunmen in Abu-Greb suburb, four of the armed men had explosive belts on them, said a security source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
3 Weapons Caches Seized in Thi-Qar
Police forces on Tuesday seized three weapons caches throughout Thi-Qar province, which included ???100 kg of the TNT explosive material, at least 20 adhesive bombs, and more than 40 mortars,??? according to a release issued by Thi-Qar police directorate.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Combined Force Arrests 2 Iraqi Journalists ??“ Society
An Iraqi-U.S. combined force on Tuesday arrested the director of Al-Ahad Satellite TV station of the Sadr movement, and his brother who works for the Iraqiya Sports TV, the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO) in Iraq said in a release.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
15 Wanted Men Busted in Karbala
Security authorities arrested 15 wanted men in the past two days in separate areas of Karbala, the general director of the Karbala police said Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
16 Men Nabbed on Terror, Criminal Charges in Basra
Sixteen wanted men on Tuesday were arrested on criminal and terror-related charges in different parts of Basra province, according to a police source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraqi Jailed for Life over Kidnap and Murder of UK Aid Worker
An Iraqi man was sentenced to life in prison yesterday after being convicted of being involved in the kidnapping and killing of British aid worker Margaret Hassan in 2004.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
U.S. Army Announces 25 Casualties in May
Two U.S. servicemen have died as a result of non-combat related incidents in Thi-Qar province, raising the number of U.S. fatalities in May 2009 to 25.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Al-Hashemi Calls for Patching Up Differences with Kuwait
Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Tuesday called for patching up differences with Kuwait for the good of the two people, according to a statement of his office.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Arresting Trade Minister Internal Affair ??“ British Embassy
The British embassy in Baghdad said on Tuesday that it did not issue any comment on arresting the former trade minister, Abdulfalah al-Sudani, noting that the case is an Iraqi internal affair.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Kuwaiti Lawmakers Urge Recall of Ambassador from Iraq
Kuwaiti lawmakers on Tuesday urged the government to recall the ambassador from Baghdad in protest of ???attacks??? by Iraqi MPs and demands to halt the payment of reparations.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Parliament??™s Speaker, Kuwaiti Amb. Discuss Compensations, Captives Files
Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Iyad al-Samarraie, on Tuesday discussed at his office in Baghdad with the Kuwaiti Ambassador, Ali Mohamed al-Muaamen, and his accompanying delegation the compensations and captives files.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
U.S. Seeks to Foster Ties Between Iraq, Kuwait ??“ Amb.
The U.S. Ambassador in Baghdad, Christopher Hill, said on Tuesday that the U.S. government seeks to boost relations between Iraq and Kuwait in economic, political and cultural fields.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Al-Samarraie Calls to Supervise IHEC During Elections
Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Iyad al-Samarraie, on Tuesday called for the presence of a supervising authority to supervise the performance of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) which should belong to the Parliament.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Muthanna Court Refuses to Release Ex-trade Minister on Bail
A Muthanna court has refused to release on bail the former minister of trade, Abdulfalah al-Sudani, and a number of his ministry??™s staff, who have been arrested to answer accusations of administrative and financial corruption.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
IIP Delegation to Visit Ninewa to Work out Solutions to Power Sharing
An Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leader on Tuesday said that a party delegation will soon visit Ninewa province to propose solutions to the conflict between al-Hadbaa and Ninewa lists.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Killer of Human Rights Activist in Court
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad??™s al-Karkh on Tuesday began the trial of a man accused of killing human rights activist Margaret Hassan, according to a judicial source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Lawmaker Urges Oil Minister Not to Evade Questioning
The rapporteur of the parliamentary oil and gas committee on Tuesday called on the Iraqi minister of oil not to evade questioning in Parliament.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
MP: Most Candidates for Ambassadors Chosen According to Quota System
An independent parliamentarian on Tuesday said that most of the candidates put forward to represent Iraq abroad will not be approved by the Parliament, arguing that they have been selected according to the quota system.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Iraqi Government Urges Kuwait to Drop Opposition to Lifting Sanctions
Ali al-Dabbagh, official spokesman for the Iraqi Government, has stressed that his country is seeking to persuade all the neighboring and regional quarters and states that the regime in Iraq now "is not a threat to security and peace in the...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
U.S. Commander Says Iraqi Forces Will Face Challenges
U.S. Brigadier-General Keith Walker, commander of U.S. teams embedded with Iraqi forces, said that security challenges will face the Iraqi forces after the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from the cities by the end of next June.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3
 
Labor Ministry to Participate in Childhood Conference in Cairo
The Children??™s Authority of the Iraqi Labor and Social Affairs Ministry will participate in the 15 th round of the Arab childhood committee??™s meeting, which will take place in Cairo, June 2-4, 2009.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday Jun 3

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