At least 25 civilians and members of government forces have been killed in northern Iraq since late Sunday in attacks by the ISIL terrorist group, officials said. A police officer told AFP that ISIL terrorists killed 15 people at a fake roadblock on a major highway in Kirkuk province, north ...
Iraq says it will under no circumstances permit the United States to build permanent military bases on its soil, which would be a violation of its sovereignty. “Baghdad firmly rejects the construction of US military bases on its soil,” said Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari at the end of an ...