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Eight organizations call on Baghdad and Erbil to release peaceful activists
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Eight local and international organizations called on the Iraqi and Kurdish governments to release journalists…
ICC prosecutor drops probe into alleged UK war crimes in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary…
Two oil wells bombed in oilfield southwest of Kirkuk: sources
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two oil wells were bombed inside a small oilfield on Wednesday, security sources said. Iraqi…
KRG should accelerate steps to resolve issues with Baghdad: deputy speaker
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) should accelerate steps to resolve issues with Baghdad and to…
Pope Francis to visit Iraq and Kurdistan Region in early March
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Pope Francis will make the first visit by a pope to Iraq next March, the…
Six ISIS members killed in air strike in northwest of Kirkuk: military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Six members of Islamic State (ISIS) were killed in a Coalition air strike in Kirkuk…
U.S.-led Coalition strike destroys five ISIS hideouts in Saladin: Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S.-led Coalition forces destroyed five Islamic State (ISIS) hideouts in Saladin province, the Iraqi military…
U.S. stands with Iraqi PM in ‘his push’ against Iran-backed militias: Pompeo
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States supports Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in “his push” against Iranian-backed militias,…
ISIS shadow follows families as Iraq closes camps – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Tuqqa Abdullah and her Iraqi family have wandered from one displaced people’s camp to the…
Iraq logs 1,855 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq recorded 1,855 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths on Friday, said the ministry of…
U.S. to withdraw some staff from embassy in Baghdad – reports
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States has decided to withdraw some staff from its embassy in the Iraqi…
All armed groups have left Sinjar: Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — All armed groups have withdrawn from Sinjar district, said the Iraqi military on Thursday, as…