Iraqi Kurdistan

IRGC warns Iraqi Kurdistan again to expel terrorist groups

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Commander of IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour has reiterated his warning to the Iraqi authorities to expel terrorists otherwise their bases will be razed to the ground.
2021-09-29 17:30
Different Iraqi groups slam pro-Zionist meeting in Erbil

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Different political groups and politicians in Iraq have strongly condemned a recent pro-Zionist regime conference in Erbil while the KRG itself has said it was not aware of such an event and will follow up on the issue.
2021-09-25 18:30
IRGC:

Four bases belonging to terrorists in north Iraq destroyed

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The IRGC said in a statement on Monday that their forces targeted and destroyed terrorist hideouts in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
2021-09-20 15:17
Bagheri once again warns terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri warned about the adventure of counter-revolutionary terrorist groups in northern Iraq, saying that Iran will not tolerate any act of sabotage on its borders.
2021-09-19 11:30
US coalition says will down any UAV flying over Erbil airport

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – The commander of the US-led coalition at Erbil airport stated that the coalition would shoot down any drone flying over the airport.
2021-09-15 13:48
Shamkhani calls on Iraq PM to expel terrorist groups from KRG

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – The top Iranian security official has called on the visiting Iraqi prime minister to expel the terrorist groups from the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
2021-09-12 20:55
IRGC attacks terrorist bases in Iraq Kurdistan with drones

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted terrorist positions in northern Erbil in the Iraq Kurdistan region with artillery and drones.
2021-09-09 13:40
IRGC warns Iraqi Kurdistan over presence of terrorists

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Referring to the use of the northern part of Iraq by terrorist groups to create insecurity in the border areas, the Commander of IRGC Ground Force said that the necessary response will be given to the terrorists.
2021-09-06 15:06
Seven rockets hit villages, south of Iraq's Erbil Governorate

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources said seven 122-mm rockets struck “Qush Tepa” area in southern Erbil province, Iraq.
2021-08-24 20:41
Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Turkey's Defense Ministry said late Sunday a soldier was killed and another was wounded in northern Iraq by the PKK elements.
2021-08-16 15:55
Khatibzadeh:

Iran always respects territorial integrity of Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran has always respected the territorial integrity of Iraq and has an unchangeable policy in this regard.
2021-08-07 10:22
Two ISIL-backed gangs dismantled in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – According to security officials of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, members of two ISIL-backed gangs who were planning to carry out terrorist moves in the region, were arrested.
2021-07-31 16:28
Turkish military continues attacks in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Local Iraqi sources reported new Turkish airstrikes on areas in the north of the country in the Kurdistan region.
2021-07-12 21:00
US forces launch unusual movements on Iraqi-Syrian border

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iraqi sources reported the extensive and large-scale movements of US troops on the Iraqi-Syrian border from the side of Iraqi Kurdistan region (KRG).
2021-07-12 03:00
US base in Erbil hit by drones

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – A military base hosting US-led coalition forces inside Erbil International Airport in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region has come under attack by explosive-laden drones.
2021-07-07 09:51
Iraq steps up efforts to stop Turkey aggression on its soil

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Brigadier General Yahya Rassoul, spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, said there were stepped-up diplomatic efforts underway to stop continued Turkish aggression on Iraqi territory.
2021-06-15 19:17
Iran, KRG discuss coop. in field of animal husbandry

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Iranian deputy minister of agriculture Morteza Rezaei held a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Minister of Agriculture, Begard Talabani on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation.
2021-06-07 21:30
Baghdad, Erbil condemn Turkey for logging in Duhok

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The Iraqi and KRG ministers of agriculture issued a joint statement to condemn the action of Turkish companies with the help of Turkish troops in cutting down trees in the forests of the northern province of Duhok.
2021-06-01 17:30
Rocket attack on Al-Harir base in Erbil thwarted: report

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iraqi sources reported that security forces thwarted the operation of an armed group that intended to target the Al-Harir base in Erbil with a rocket.
2021-05-31 15:08
Turkish military ops force 47 villages in N Iraq to flee

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – A total of 47 villages have been evacuated in the Iraqi Kurdistan region as a result of Turkish airstrikes in the last 37 days.
2021-05-30 23:59
Iran's soil mechanics lab. to start job in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iraq's Sulaymaniyah Governor Haval Abubakir informed on Sat. that preparation will soon be made for the presence of the Iranian Technical and Soil Mechanics Laboratory (TSML) in Iraqi Kurdistan.
2021-05-29 13:21
Turkey once again shells northern Iraq

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The Turkish army fired artillery shells at a mountainous area north of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan.
2021-05-18 11:52
Iran's envoy:

Iraq potential to be goods transit hub to Iran

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador to Iraq said that Tehran and Baghdad share great potentiality to increase cooperation, adding that Iraq is potential to be goods transit hub to Iran.
2021-05-15 23:00
Iraq opposes foreign powers' influence: Al-Kadhimi

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi says that Iraq opposes any foreign influence, adding that his country used to be a battleground for enemies in the past but today it has become a place for meetings between those enemies.
2021-05-10 22:00
CTG rejects having role in Soleimani' assassin.

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The Iraqi Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) has distanced itself from participating in the assassination of IRGC Commander Lt. Gen. Martyr Qasem Soleimani back in Jan. 2020.
2021-05-09 18:41
Governor announces human travel ban at Tamarchin border gate

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – The governor of the Iranian Piranshahr Country in West Azarbaijan Province has announced a ban on human travel into Iraq from Tamarchin (Haj Omran) border crossing until further notice.
2021-05-08 18:52
Top council gives OK to Baneh-Marivan free-trade zone bill

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The Expediency Council has approved the Baneh-Marivan free-trade bill in a boost to the development of the western Iranian bordering areas with Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Kordestan Province's Governor Bahman Moradnia.
2021-05-05 23:59
Iraq summons Turkish Chargé d'Affairs to foreign ministry

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Turkish Chargé d'Affairs a few days after the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Turkish troops in northern Iraq without coordination.
2021-05-03 22:43
Turkish Defense Minister:

53 PKK elements, 7 Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Turkish Defense Minister said that during the past 10 days since the start of the Turkish military's new operation in northern Iraq, as many as 53 PKK elements and 7 Turkish soldiers have been killed in the clashes.
2021-05-03 20:00
FM Zarif meets with Iraqi Kurdistan Union's officials

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with a delegation from Iraqi’s Kurdistan Union headed by Lahur Sheikh Jangi and Bafel Talabani as co-leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Wed.
2021-04-28 11:09