Iraq Sun

11/01/2021

A man was arrested after he left mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney on Monday over an alleged foreign bribery scandal.

27/07/2020

30th December 2006 is arguably the most crucial day in the recent political history of not only Iraq but the entire Middle East and neighboring countries.

26/06/2020

Iraqi security forces have raided the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia near Baghdad, seizing rockets and detaining more than a dozen pro-Iran fight

02/05/2020

06/01/2020

A letter from the commander of the coalition has been passed to the Iraqi defense ministry's Combined Joint Operations Baghdad, confirming the coalition forces would respect the sovereign decision to order their departure.

In response to a request by the Iraqi government the U.S.-led Coalition has agreed to leave Iraq.

03/01/2020

The United States has struck a significant and potentially risky blow against Iran, killing the leader of the nation's elite Quds Force in an airstrike in Iraq.

01/01/2020

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the perimeter of the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, setting fire to one of its gates with some reportedly entering the building

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters stormed the perimeter of the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, setting fire

30/12/2019

BAGHDAD, Iraq - In a shock move the Iraqi government has condemned the U.S. airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah bases in Iraq over the weekend, and summoned the U.S. ambassador to Iraq.

Kataib Hezbollah has been actively engaged in the fight against Islamic State. The United States surprisingly bombed five of the groups bases, three in Iraq, and 2 in Syria on Sunday using GPS-guided drones.

Both Iran, which is a supporter of the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah, and Hezbollah itself have also slammed the airstrikes.

In statements issued by both, and in a separate statement released by the Pentagon, all three have been critical of the others activities in Iraq, describing them as a breach of Iraq's sovereignty.

So it was a serious slap in the face for the United States when Iraq issued its statement of condemnation, claiming the airstrikes were in fact an attack on its sovereignty - rather than a measure to protect it, as the U.S. defense department statement claimed.

The Iraqi condemnation came in a statement from Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's office on Monday.

"The prime minister described the American attack on the Iraqi armed forces as an unacceptable vicious assault that will have dangerous consequences," the statement said.

Iraq's National Security Council added that targeting Iraqi paramilitary groups would force it to reconsider its relationship with the U.S.-led international anti-Islamic State coalition. It condemned the attacks as a violation of sovereignty.

Other world leaders have joined the chorus of condemnation. The motivation for the attack appears to have been the death of a U.S. contractor. However the U.S. airstrikes killed 25 people, and injured fifty-five.

Russia's foreign ministry was critical of both the U.S. and Hezbollah. "We consider such actions unacceptable and counterproductive. We call upon all parties to refrain from further actions that could sharply destabilise the military-political situation in Iraq, Syria, and the neighbouring countries," a Russian foreign ministry statement said.

"This claim without any evidence cannot justify bombing and killing people in violation of international law," Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Monday.

"These attacks have once again proved America's false claims in fighting Daesh (Islamic State)... as the United States has targeted the positions of forces that over the years have inflicted heavy blows to Daesh terrorists," Iran's government spokesman Abbas Mousavi said separately on Monday.

"With these attacks, America has shown its firm support for terrorism and its neglect for the independence and sovereignty of countries and it must accept consequences for its illegal act," Mousavi added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu however threw his weight behind the U.S., congratulating it for carrying out the strikes.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and commended him on the important U.S. action against Iran and its proxies in the region," a statement from Mr Netanyahu's office said.

30/12/2019

Iran was hugely critical of the airstrikes which took place in Iraq's western Anbar province, which were also condemned by Hezbollah.

Iran has lashed out at the United States over a series of drone attacks carried out against Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) bases affiliated with Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq.

13/12/2019

As protests in Iraq enter their third month, the numbers of arrests, abductions, and killings of protesters continue to rise.

23/11/2019

Fresh clashes in Iraq leave 2 dead, 40 wounded

At least two people were killed and 40 others sustained injuries after clashes broke out between security forces and anti-government demonstrators in the Iraqi