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Iraqi forces seized 18 rockets set to launch toward Baghdad airport: commander
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces seized 18 rockets set to launch towards Baghdad airport and diplomatic missions, Iraq’s…
Iraqi PM, president stress importance of holding elections on time
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and President Barham Salih on Saturday stressed the importance of…
Many feared dead in terrorist attack in Saladin province: military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An attack on a funeral procession in Iraq’s Saladin province has claimed a number of…
Iraq to reopen national museum after retrieving 17,000 artifacts from U.S.
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi ordered on Friday the reopening of the Iraq Museum in…
EU pushes Iraq to stem migrant flights to Belarus
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The European Union said it was pressing Iraq to help stem the flow of migrants…
In Iraq, vaccine hesitancy gives way to jabs as coronavirus spikes
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A soldier exposes his shoulder and awaits a jab to the amusement of fellow troops,…
Two rockets fired near U.S. embassy in Baghdad: security source
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two rockets were fired near the U.S. embassy in Iraq’s capital city, Baghdad, AFP cited…
Helicopter crash kills five in Saladin province, says Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Five Iraqi troops were killed on Thursday when their helicopter crashed on a “combat mission”…
U.S. returns to Iraq treasure trove of antiquities: culture minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States will return to Iraq some 17,000 archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years…
Iraq records 13,515 coronavirus cases in highest daily increase
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq recorded its second-biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Wednesday with 13,515 cases, taking…
Two more parties say they won’t take part in Iraq elections
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two more Iraqi political parties on Wednesday announced their withdrawal from the upcoming parliamentary elections…
U.S. takes steps to return 3,500-year-old ‘’Gilgamesh’ tablet to Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A 3,500-year-old tablet recounting the epic of Gilgamesh that once sat in Washington’s Museum of…