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Iraq plans to manufacture light weapons this year: official
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq plans to manufacture light weapons aiming to fill the domestic needs and to support…
Arab countries, Iran condemn rocket attack on Baghdad airport
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Arab countries and Iran condemned a rocket attack that targeted the Baghdad international airport on…
Kuwait suspends flights to Iraq following rocket attack
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kuwait Airways said on Saturday it had suspended its flights to Iraq due to “the…
Iraqis protest against nomination of Hoshyar Zebari as candidate for presidency
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Dozens of Iraqis protested in Baghdad on Friday against the nomination of Hoshyar Zebari as…
UNAMI says ‘deeply concerned’ by current wave of attacks in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.N. Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said on Friday it is “deeply concerned” by…
Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes – Iraqi military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Six rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound on Friday, damaging two commercial planes…
Women allowed to watch Iran-Iraq match in Tehran stadium – report
SULAIMANI — Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in three years to attend a football…
Sadr, Coordination Framework leaders to hold ‘decisive’ meeting: leader
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and leaders of the Coordination Framework will hold a “decisive” meeting…
Iraqi intelligence units seize five rockets in Karma
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s intelligence units seized five rockets prepared to be fired toward Karma district, where Iraqi…
Kadhimi visits Iraqi-Syrian border area in Nineveh
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in the Iraqi-Syrian border area in Nineveh province on…
Attempt by ISIS militants to infiltrate Sinjar thwarted: PMF
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces said on Wednesday its units thwarted an attempt by Islamic State…
UNAMI says restraint ‘must’ prevail to thwart attempts to destabilize Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Nations on Wednesday condemned a rocket attack near Iraqi parliament speaker’s resident in…