Iraqi Kurdistan

Nujaba threatens to smash Israeli, US facilities in N Iraq

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iraqi Resistance group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has threatened to target Israeli positions and US military bases in the country’s northern Kurdistan region.
2022-05-17 14:20
Explosion in Iraqi Kurdistan leaves 12 injured (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Media sources reported early Thursday that an explosion in Sulaymaniyah city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq left at least 12 wounded.
2022-05-12 09:36
Turkey continues to bombard northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Local media in northern Iraq reported that Turkish fighter jets continued to bomb the Iraqi territories on Tuesday despite the condemnation of the military operation from the Iraqi politicians.
2022-04-20 16:30
Kata’ib Hezbollah:

Dominating Iraq energy sources aim of Turkey's latest attacks

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Iraq's anti-terror group, Kata'ib Hezbollah, said that the objective behind Turkey's latest attacks on northern parts of Iraq was to take control over the country's oil and natural gas sources.
2022-04-20 16:00
Iranian Official:

Vegetables exports via Parviz Khan gate continue as usual

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The Director-General of Parviz Khan Customs in Qasr-e Shirin city said that export of agricultural products including fresh fruits and vegetables is underway as usual non-stop.
2022-04-20 15:30
Iraq calls on Turkey to pullout all forces from north

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the ongling Turkish operation in the north, stressing that Ankara must withdraw its troops completely from Iraqi territory to show respect for its sovereignty.
2022-04-19 20:07
Different Iraqi politicians condemn Turkey's op. in north

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Different Iraqi politicians reacted have condemned the recently-launched Turkish operation in the Kurdistan region in the north of the country.
2022-04-19 18:00
Iranian delegation meets Barzani, KRG officials in Erbil

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – A delegation from Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Hassan Danaeifard, former Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, met and held talks with officials of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil on Tuesday.
2022-04-12 20:30
Al-Ameri urges UK to stop meddling in Iraq's internal affairs

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – The leader of the al-Fatah bloc in the Iraqi parliament has told the UK ambassador to Baghdad to stop meddling in Iraq's internal affairs.
2022-04-03 15:41
IRGC spox.:

Israel bases to be targeted if Iraq Kurdistan not remove them

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the elite military force will not hesitate to strike other Israeli bases in Iraqi Kurdistan region if its officials do not dismantle them.
2022-03-18 11:15
8 ISIL terrorists arrested by Iraqi military forces

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasoul announced that the country's military forces managed to identify and arrest 8 ISIL terrorists.
2022-03-16 21:00
Iranian envoy to Baghdad:

Erbil strikes against Israel spy base, not Iraqi government

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said that the IRGC operation in Erbil was against the Zionist regime's spying site rather than against the Iraqi government.
2022-03-14 20:00
Several Mossad forces killed, injured in Erbil missile attack

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi sources announced that several Mossad officers were killed following the missile attacks carried out on the Israeli headquarters in Iraq's Erbil.
2022-03-13 16:05
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US base, Mossad training center in Erbil targeted by missiles

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi media reported a missile attack has targeted a military base housing the US forces in Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, as well as the US consulate in that region.
2022-03-13 08:05
Iraqi delegation arrives in Marivan for economic talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – An Iraqi delegation headed by the governor of Sulaymaniyah traveled to Marivan to hold talks with the secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones and the governor of Kurdistan.
2022-02-28 18:00
Iraqi Kurdistan extradites 10 inmates to Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The head of the courts of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran said that the Iraqi Kurdish officials extradited 10 Iranian nationals detained in Iraqi prisons in accordance with an extradition treaty between Baghdad and Tehran.
2022-02-08 21:17
Turkey jets bomb areas close to Iran border in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Turkish fighter jets bombed border areas with Iran on Tuesday, Kurdish local media have said.
2021-12-28 22:30
Iran-KRG economic relations need to expand: Iranian official

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The governor of West Azerbaijan stressed the need to enhance the level of economic relations between Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
2021-12-26 21:40
Masoud Barzani stresses enhancing economic ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani in his meeting with the Ambassador of Iran to Iraq Iraj Masjedi stressed the development of bilateral relations in cultural, economic and trade fields.
2021-12-22 22:00
4 Peshmerga forces killed in clash with ISIL in N Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 6 (MNA) – ISIL terrorists killed four Peshmerga soldiers and a civilian, and wounded six other people when they attacked Qara Salem village in northern Iraq.
2021-12-06 18:30
Dozens killed, wounded in ISIL attack on Iraq's Makhmur city

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs of Iraqi Kurdistan Region announced that a number of civilians were killed and injured in the wake of last night's attack by ISIL terrorist groups on “Makhmur” city in Iraq.
2021-12-03 12:00
Fire reported at Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – A big fire is reported to be burning in the Iraqi Kurdistan region's parliament.
2021-12-01 15:54
Iranian Kharazmi, Iraqi Halabja universities sign MoU

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Presidents of Iranian Kharazmi University and Iraqi Halabja University in the Kurdistan region signed an agreement to exchange students and develop scientific cooperation.
2021-11-28 21:30
Turkish warplanes launch heavy bombing in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Turkish warplanes have heavily bombed the surroundings of a village located in the northern Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
2021-11-21 09:30
Gen. Ghaani reportedly to visit Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The Commander of Iran's IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani is going to visit Iraqi Kurdistan.
2021-11-10 15:35
US convoy departs Syria for Iraq

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – A large convoy of trucks carrying US tanks, military equipment and logistics left Syria for Iraq on Sunday.
2021-11-07 23:30
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