Monday, April 28, 2025
11:47 PM
Doha,Qatar
About Us REGISTER Login
Gulf Independent - Iraq
C3
Australian Islamic State recruiter killed in US strike in Iraq INTERNATIONAL

Australian Islamic State recruiter killed in US strike in Iraq

An Australian citizen believed to be a top recruiter for the Islamic State has been killed in a US air strike in Iraq, disrupting the militant group's ability to lure fighters, Australia said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Baghdad car bomb against Shia pilgrims kills 14 ASIA

Baghdad car bomb against Shia pilgrims kills 14

A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed at least 14 people in southern Baghdad on Monday, security and medical sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State bombings in southern Iraq kill 33 ASIA

Islamic State bombings in southern Iraq kill 33

The Islamic State group carried out rare attacks in Iraq's deep Shia south Sunday, killing at least 33 people with twin suicide car bomb blasts in the city of Samawa.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, enter parliament ASIA

Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, enter parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed into Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday and entered the parliament building after lawmakers failed to convene ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Turkey, Iraq ASIA

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Turkey, Iraq

The Turkish army carried out air strikes in rural parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, targeting logistics posts used by Kurdish militants, security sources said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bombing against pilgrims kills 23 in Iraq as hundreds protest ASIA

Bombing against pilgrims kills 23 in Iraq as hundreds protest

A car bomb targeting Shia pilgrims killed at least 23 people near Baghdad on Saturday, as hundreds protested in the capital for reforms and parliament made another attempt to reshuffle the cabinet.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Biden visits Iraq for talks with officials, show of support ASIA

Biden visits Iraq for talks with officials, show of support

US Vice President Joe Biden met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in an unannounced visit to Baghdad to show support for the government as it builds on wins against Islamic State.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS suicide attack kills eight at Iraq Shia mosque ASIA

IS suicide attack kills eight at Iraq Shia mosque

A suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least eight people at a Shia mosque on the southwestern edge of Baghdad on Friday, security and medical officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq speaker suspends parliament 'until further notice' ASIA

Iraq speaker suspends parliament 'until further notice'

Embattled Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi Tuesday announced the suspension of parliament sessions ‘until further notice’ after a week of turmoil during which lawmakers brawled and sought to sack him.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter ASIA

US to deploy additional forces to Iraq: Carter

The US will deploy additional forces to Iraq and make Apache attack helicopters available to support the country's troops, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US defence chief in Iraq to discuss fight against IS ASIA

US defence chief in Iraq to discuss fight against IS

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi officials on the war against the Islamic State jihadist group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq forces fight to retake chemical attack town: commanders ASIA

Iraq forces fight to retake chemical attack town: commanders

Iraqi Shia paramilitary forces have launched an operation to retake a town from which the Islamic State group launched a chemical weapons attack that killed three children, commanders said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016