Iraq has canceled an official visit by Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and summoned Ankara’s ambassador to Baghdad following a drone strike that killed two high-ranking Iraqi commanders in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Baghdad “categorically rejects and strongly condemns ...
Top Shiite cleric in Iraq, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani, called on all the believers and altruists across the world to stand in solidarity with Lebanon, during these critical conditions, and dispatch aids to mitigate the effects of the catastrophic explosion at Beirut airport. “The Supreme Religious Authority in Iraq’s Holy ...
