Iraq – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:53:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Iraq – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Iraq’s New Parliament Holds First Session Three Months After Vote https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-new-parliament-holds-first-session-three-months-after-vote/ https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-new-parliament-holds-first-session-three-months-after-vote/#respond Sun, 09 Jan 2022 21:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316391 Iraq’s new parliament held its first session on Sunday, nearly three months after Iraqis voted in a general election whose results have been contested by powerful Iran-backed factions. The meeting ushers in what is likely to be a lengthy period of political wrangling among rival groups to choose a new president and prime minister. As [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-new-parliament-holds-first-session-three-months-after-vote/feed/ 0 Iraq Hosts Regional Meeting Aimed At Easing Middle East Tensions https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-hosts-regional-meeting-aimed-at-easing-middle-east-tensions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-hosts-regional-meeting-aimed-at-easing-middle-east-tensions/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305116 Iraq hosts a regional conference Saturday aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East and emphasising the Arab country’s new role as mediator. Among the invitees are archenemies Iran and Saudi Arabia, whose rivalry has often played out in Iraq and other countries, including Yemen and Lebanon. Saudi Arabia has said it would be represented [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-hosts-regional-meeting-aimed-at-easing-middle-east-tensions/feed/ 0 Joe Biden, Kadhimi Seal Agreement To End US Combat Mission In Iraq https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-kadhimi-seal-agreement-to-end-us-combat-mission-in-iraq/ https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-kadhimi-seal-agreement-to-end-us-combat-mission-in-iraq/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:00:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302227 US President, Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi sealed an agreement on Monday formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, but US forces will still operate there in an advisory role. The agreement comes at a politically delicate time for the Iraqi government and could be a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-kadhimi-seal-agreement-to-end-us-combat-mission-in-iraq/feed/ 0 Coalition Airstrikes killed 7 Senior ISIS Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/coalition-airstrikes-killed-7-senior-isis-leaders/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:22:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174810 Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials have disclosed that the coalition airstrikes have killed seven senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria. “The removal of these key ISIS leaders disrupts ISIS’s propaganda production, distribution, and the ability to fund ISIS’ terrorist activities,” the U.S. Department [...]

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]]> FG Urges Nigerians To Disregard ISIL’s Propaganda https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-urges-nigerians-disregard-isils-propaganda/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:16:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114484   Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, has urged Nigerians to disregard the propaganda of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the people of Nigeria. He gave the advice in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Segun Adeyemi, where he described the purported figures [...]

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]]> Review: After Paris Attacks, the Plague of Global Terrorism shows no sign of Ending https://www.theinfostride.com/review-after-paris-attacks-the-plague-of-global-terrorism-shows-no-sign-of-ending/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:43:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108329 News junkies will not need reminding that the world has become a much more dangerous place after the carnage on the streets of Paris this week, but confirmation that a destabilised Middle East is contributing to a spike in global terrorism comes with publication of the Global Terrorism Index 2015. Much of the surge in terrorist [...]

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]]> Refugee Border Controls by Balkan Countries putting Lives at risk https://www.theinfostride.com/refugee-border-controls-by-balkan-countries-putting-lives-at-risk/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:52:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108007 New border control measures imposed by some Balkan countries risk people’s lives by leaving hundreds stranded outside amid plunging winter temperatures, aid agencies have warned. Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia are now profiling refugees according to their nationality, allowing passage to those fleeing Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, while turning back those from Africa and Asia. [...]

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]]> Ban welcomes decision to postpone Iraqi payments into fund set up after invasion of Kuwait https://www.theinfostride.com/ban-welcomes-decision-to-postpone-iraqi-payments-into-fund-set-up-after-invasion-of-kuwait/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 03:25:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/2014/12/ban-welcomes-decision-to-postpone-iraqi-payments-into-fund-set-up-after-invasion-of-kuwait/ 18 December 2014 – Iraq will not be obligated to deposit 5 percent of its oil proceeds into a fund set up by the United Nations to pay compensation for the 1990-91 invasion and occupation of Kuwait, a decision Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed in light of the “severe security and humanitarian crisis” confronting the Iraqi [...]

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]]> #Sanction: Iraq and Venezuela say OPEC to roll over output ceiling https://www.theinfostride.com/sanction-iraq-and-venezuela-say-opec-to-roll-over-output-ceiling/ Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:45:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47355 The OPEC oil producers' cartel appeared set to maintain its output ceiling later this week, Iraq and Venezuela said here on Monday. The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries, whose dozen member nations together supply about one third of the…

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]]> #Crisis: Bombings against Kurds kill 18 as Iraq violence rages https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-bombings-against-kurds-kill-18-as-iraq-violence-rages/ Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:35:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47188 A car bomb attack and a suicide blast Sunday killed 18 people at a Kurdish political party's office north of Baghdad and 11 others died in other violence in Iraq. Militants have launched major operations in multiple provinces in recent days, killing…

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]]> #Terrorism: Suicide bomber killed 13 at Baghdad Shiite mosque https://www.theinfostride.com/terrorism-suicide-bomber-killed-13-at-baghdad-shiite-mosque/ Tue, 27 May 2014 12:51:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45027 A suicide bomber killed 13 people at a Shiite mosque in central Baghdad Tuesday while violence elsewhere in Iraq left four dead, the latest in a protracted surge in bloodshed. The bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the mosque in the capital's…

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]]> World Health Organization starts emergency polio talks https://www.theinfostride.com/world-health-organization-starts-emergency-polio-talks/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:53:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=39042 The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it had convened emergency talks amid rising concern over polio after cases were discovered in Afghanistan, Iraq and Equatorial Guinea. The UN health agency said that following several days of closed…

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]]> Officials say Iraq political rally bombings killed 33 https://www.theinfostride.com/officials-say-iraq-political-rally-bombings-killed-33/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:32:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38540 The death toll from twin jihadist bombings that struck a Shiite political rally in the Iraqi capital ahead of next week's parliamentary election has risen to 33, officials said Saturday. Friday's attack by a Sunni militant group came at the height of…

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]]> Attacks in Baghdad kill nine as election looms https://www.theinfostride.com/attacks-in-baghdad-kill-nine-as-election-looms/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:59:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33137 Attacks in Baghdad and predominantly Sunni Arab areas of northern and western Iraq killed nine people on Friday, the latest in a surge of bloodshed ahead of a general election. The shootings and bombings, which also wounded dozens more, came with campaigning…

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]]> World execution toll rose in 2013: Amnesty https://www.theinfostride.com/world-execution-toll-rose-in-2013-amnesty/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:30:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31123 The number of known executions worldwide rose to at least 778 last year following a surge in Iraq and Iran, Amnesty International said Thursday, but China remains the world's biggest state executioner by far. Beijing is thought to have killed thousands…

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]]> Kurds offer to export 100,000 bpd of oil in Iraq row https://www.theinfostride.com/kurds-offer-to-export-100000-bpd-of-oil-in-iraq-row/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29771 Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region pledged Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad ahead of elections. The Kurds and the government are locked in a row…

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]]> Militants Capture Soldiers As Dispute Kills Thirteen https://www.theinfostride.com/militants-capture-soldiers-as-dispute-kills-thirteen/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:32:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=14051 Militants appeared to have captured five Iraqi soldiers near Fallujah, according to witnesses and online videos, while anti-government fighters took control of more territory in Anbar province Sunday. . Meanwhile attacks elsewhere in Iraq killed 13 people, pushing to more than 850 the number of people killed this month. . Authorities have been grappling for [...]

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]]> Qaeda-linked group urges Iraq Sunnis not to surrender https://www.theinfostride.com/qaeda-linked-group-urges-iraq-sunnis-not-to-surrender/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:34:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8922 An Al-Qaeda-linked group called on Iraqi Sunnis fighting government forces not to lay down their weapons, saying the choice is between conflict and enslavement, in an audio recording released Tuesday. "Oh Sunni people, you were forced to take up the…

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]]> Iraq city seizures illustrate Al-Qaeda group’s resurgence https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-city-seizures-illustrate-al-qaeda-groups-resurgence/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:16:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8363 The seizure by Al-Qaeda-linked militants of a major Iraqi city and parts of another illustrates their resurgence, and harkens back to the darkest days of the insurgency that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. The Al-Qaeda franchise in Iraq fell from…

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]]> Iraqi forces ‘readying major attack’ to retake Fallujah https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqi-forces-readying-major-attack-to-retake-fallujah/ Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8254 Iraq is preparing a "major attack" to retake militant-held Fallujah, a senior official said on Sunday, spelling a new assault for the western city where US forces repeatedly battled insurgents. Washington said it would help Baghdad in its battle against…

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]]> Iraq’s Fallujah falls to Qaeda militants as 65 killed https://www.theinfostride.com/iraqs-fallujah-falls-to-qaeda-militants-as-65-killed/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:43:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8000 Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in control of the city in Anbar province where American forces repeatedly battled insurgents. And fighting in Anbar killed 65 people…

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]]> US condemns ‘barbarism’ by Qaeda fighters in Iraq https://www.theinfostride.com/us-condemns-barbarism-by-qaeda-fighters-in-iraq/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7994 The United States on Saturday said it was closely watching developments in Iraq's Anbar province, where militants have taken control of Fallujah, condemning Al-Qaeda-linked fighters for committing "barbarism." Iraq has been fiercely battling the Islamic…

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]]> New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al-Qaeda https://www.theinfostride.com/new-syria-rebel-alliance-declares-war-on-al-qaeda/ Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:11:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7871 A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists. "We, the Army of the Mujahideen, pledge to defend ourselves…

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]]> Qaeda makes gains in Iraq city after days of violence https://www.theinfostride.com/qaeda-makes-gains-in-iraq-city-after-days-of-violence/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:00:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7658 Al-Qaeda-linked militants advanced Friday into new areas of one major Iraqi city and held part of another, after days of violence sparked by the removal of an anti-government protest camp. Parts of Ramadi and Fallujah, west of Baghdad, have been held…

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]]> Qaeda-linked fighters control parts of two Iraq cities https://www.theinfostride.com/qaeda-linked-fighters-control-parts-of-two-iraq-cities/ Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:02:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7495 Al-Qaeda-linked militants were on Thursday in control of more than half of the Iraqi city of Fallujah and parts of Ramadi, a security official and witnesses said. "Half of Fallujah is in the hands of ISIL (the Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and…

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]]> Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008 https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-suffers-worst-year-of-violence-since-2008/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:02:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7240 Violence in Iraq surged in 2013 to its worst level in five years, fuelled by widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and Syria's civil war, figures released Wednesday showed. Bombs tore through markets, cafes, football fields and mosques…

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]]> Iraq general among 15 soldiers killed in raid on Qaeda https://www.theinfostride.com/iraq-general-among-15-soldiers-killed-in-raid-on-qaeda/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:05:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5975 Five senior Iraqi officers, including a divisional commander, and 10 soldiers were killed Saturday in a raid on an Al-Qaeda hideout in the west of the country, military officers said. Violence elsewhere killed 10 people, including a police chief, four…

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]]> First United Nations aid flight from Iraq lands in Syria https://www.theinfostride.com/first-united-nations-aid-flight-from-iraq-lands-in-syria/ Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:30:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4966 The first UN aid flight from Iraq landed in northeastern Syria on Sunday with badly needed supplies, after a winter storm delayed it for several days, the United Nations said. UN aid agencies have "started airlifting urgently needed humanitarian aid…

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]]> Jihadists execute Iraqi cameraman in rebel-held Syria https://www.theinfostride.com/jihadists-execute-iraqi-cameraman-rebel-held-syria/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:54:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3604 Fighters linked to Al-Qaeda executed an Iraqi freelance cameraman as he was leaving Syria after a 10-day assignment in rebel-held territory, watchdogs said on Thursday. Yasser Faysal al-Joumaili was shot dead after being stopped at a checkpoint in mainly…

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]]> Quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 8 https://www.theinfostride.com/quake-near-iran-nuclear-plant-kills-8/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:52:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2737 A 5.7 magnitude earthquake on the Gulf coast near Iran's sole nuclear power plant killed eight people and injured 190 on Thursday, emergency response chief Hassan Qadami told state media. "So far, there are seven dead and 30 injured receiving hospital…

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]]> 15 people were killed as Iraq struggles to stem unrest https://www.theinfostride.com/15-people-killed-iraq-struggles-stem-unrest/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:27:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2647 Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed 15 people as a senior police officer escaped assassination, the latest in a surge of violence nationwide that authorities have failed to stem. The bloodshed, in which more than 6,000 people have been killed this year…

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