Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 11
BAGHDAD Nov 28 (TNS): Two attackers shot several civilians in the Nahrawan area southeast of Baghdad before one blew himself up and the other...
Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing around 170
BAGHDAD/ANKARA Nov 13 (TNS): Around 170 people were killed in Iraq and Iran on Sunday when a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region,...
Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires
ERBIL/BAGHDAD OCT 30 (TNS): Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he would give up his position as president on Nov. 1, after an independence...
Iraqi forces claim to have full control of Kirkuk
Baghdad, Oct 16 (TNS): The Iraqi army on Monday claimed that it has taken full control of Kirkuk following a major advance on Kurdish-held...
Daesh releases audio recording of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Baghdad, Sept 29 (TNS): Islamic State militants have released what appears to be an audio recording of their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
A speaker who...
