Tag results for: Iraq

Today, President Biden met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani. The results of their meeting are reportedly numerous. However, they mainly concern increased cooperation between Iraq and the United States. According to the U.S. State Department, discussions during the meeting included topics of financial reform, democratic institutions, and the enhancement of energy independence. The Iraqi side expressed a desire for...

What to Know: In an official release, the Iran-backed Shia militia Kataib Hezbollah announced that its Secretary-General, Abu Hussein Al-Hamidawi, met with Iraqi leaders of the Axis of Resistance in Tehran, Iran. The "Axis of Resistance" is an umbrella term used to described pro-Iranian factions, such as Hezbollah, Kataib Hezbollah, the Houthis, but in this case it is referring to...

In a joint statement with Turkey, Iraq announced that it has designated the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a banned organization, stating that the group "poses a security threat to Turkey and Iraq, and noted that the presence of the organization in question on Iraqi soil means that it violated the Iraqi Constitution." Likewise, the two countries pledged "to implement...

What to Know: The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) has announced that two prominent members of the Islamic State, who were involved in operations in Fallujah, where captured during an operations outside of the country, although it remains unknown exactly where. The Operation: In a statement released by INIS, operators "were able to arrest two of the most dangerous leaders of ISIS...

What to Know: At the funeral for Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Baqer Al-Saeedi, who was killed last week during an American drone strike in Baghdad, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Force (PMU) chief of staff Abu Fadak Al-Mohammedawi vowed retaliation and to expel foreign forces from the country. The statement comes as officials from the United States-led Coalition continue talks with Iraqi officials...