Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani insisted Friday that a controversial September 25 independence referendum for his autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq will go ahead, even as last-minute negotiations aimed to change his mind. Iraq’s Kurds have faced mounting international pressure, including from neighboring Iran and Turkey, to call off ...
The Iraqi security forces managed to arrest seven ISIL terrorists in Baghdad as investigations revealed that they were planning to target Ashura pilgrims during the Hijri Month of Muharram. After carrying out a quality intelligence operation, the Iraqi security forces raided the terrorists’ residence, arrested them, and confiscated their weapons ...
