Press Releases

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(MENAFN) The Iraqi Justice Ministry warned early Sunday that recent strikes near Baghdad International Airport could endanger the security of a prison holding dangerous terrorist inmates.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Airways announced early Sunday that it has begun evacuating Iraqi nationals stranded overseas, returning them home amid escalating regional tensions linked to the ongoing conflict involving Israel, the United States, and Iran....

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced on Saturday that it is raising combat readiness to safeguard its territorial waters and secure key oil and commercial ports amid regional tensions.

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(MENAFN) An Iraqi group, calling itself the Islamic Resistance, claimed early Saturday that it carried out eight attacks on US military bases in Iraq over the past 24 hours.

International Committee of the Red Cross

“Millions of people in Iraq continue to endure the consequences of wars and must be spared from further cycles of violence,” ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said on the conclusion of her two-day visit to the country. “Safeguarding Iraq’s path to...

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(MENAFN) Iraq has stated that it will not permit any group or individual to use its land as a base for operations against Iran, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a phone call on Wednesday....

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(MENAFN) Iraq announced Thursday that its oil ports have been temporarily closed following an attack on an oil tanker in national waters, according to local reports.

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(MENAFN) Israel covertly constructed a military outpost deep in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, drawing on sources with direct knowledge of the operation.

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(MENAFN) Israel secretly constructed a clandestine military outpost deep in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran — and launched strikes on Iraqi troops who came dangerously close to uncovering it, the Wall Street Journal...

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(MENAFN) Israel allegedly established a covert military installation in Iraq’s desert region to support operations aimed at Iran, including providing logistical backing for air missions and search-and-rescue capabilities, according to reports...

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(MENAFN) Israel is reported to have established a covert military facility in Iraq’s desert region intended to support air operations targeting Iran, according to reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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(MENAFN) Iraq’s foremost Shiite religious leader issued a fatwa on Sunday, declaring that showing popular backing for and unity with Iran in the current context is a “collective duty.” The religious ruling, delivered by Grand Ayatollah Ali...

DVIDS - Georgia

LA GRANDE, Ore. — The Oregon Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment cased its colors for the final time and uncased new ones Sept. 12, formally redesignating as the 2nd Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment during a ceremony at...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi security forces intercepted and destroyed two drones near a key facility in Basra in southern Iraq on Friday evening, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Wednesday that Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to launch any threats against Iran, while also denouncing the military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel...

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(MENAFN) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — an umbrella organization uniting Iraq's pro-Iranian militia factions — announced Monday evening that it had conducted 28 separate military operations targeting what it described as "enemy bases" in Iraq...

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(MENAFN) The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced a $10 million bounty Tuesday targeting a senior commander of one of Iraq's most dangerous Iran-aligned militant factions, intensifying Washington's campaign against...

DVIDS - Georgia

For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Engineer and Contracting Officer Representative Alaa Jafar, resilience was never optional; it was learned early.

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call with Iraq's newly designated Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi on Sunday, offering congratulations on his appointment while pressing for a sovereign and stable Iraq as a cornerstone of regional...

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron holds a phone conversation on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi, focusing on Iraq’s political future and regional stability, according to reports.