Iraq
EU diplomatis put forward the strategy for Iraq in order to address the challenges the country faces following the territorial defeat of Islamic State (Daesh). The proposal
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January 8, 2018 7:13 pm // 0 Comments
Iraq’s Kurdistan region has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with the participation of the U.S.-led coalition that was
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November 2, 2017 11:08 am // 0 Comments
Masoud Barzani, who spent decades leading the long-oppressed Kurds, confirmed on he was stepping down as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government after his drive for
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October 29, 2017 4:56 pm // 0 Comments
The Council appointed Markus Ritter from Germany as Head of mission. He will lead a team of up to 35 EU experts. The Council launched a new civilian Common Security and
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October 16, 2017 11:38 am // 0 Comments
“The liberation of Mosul and other areas previously occupied by Da’esh is a first step towards peace. The EU has been supporting the needs of millions of Iraqis
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October 12, 2017 2:10 pm // 0 Comments
International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday, September 29, after the central government imposed a ban
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September 29, 2017 1:24 pm // 0 Comments
On Monday 25 September, the Kurdistan Regional Government held a “referendum on independence”. Statement on the referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional
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September 26, 2017 2:50 pm // 0 Comments
The occupation of Mosul has finally come to an end: the Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi announced the liberation of the city by the Iraqi armed forces, with the support of
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July 10, 2017 5:25 pm // 0 Comments
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for
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June 5, 2017 3:56 pm // 0 Comments
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced a launch of an offensive against Islamic State to liberate the western part of Mosul (pictured). Hundreds of military
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February 19, 2017 11:58 am // 0 Comments
“Unprecedented terrorist aggression has been seen in Europe, the United States, and the countries that are our allies under the Collective Security Treaty Organisation
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February 18, 2017 9:26 pm // 0 Comments
NATO is aiming at establishing a new anti-terrorism hub in Naples, Italy, which will serve as a base for monitoring threats growing along the alliance’s southern
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February 15, 2017 7:52 pm // 0 Comments
Britain’s Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country, citing fears that people traffickers were
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February 10, 2017 11:18 am // 0 Comments
President Trump’s tweets came the time that the White House condemned a recent ballistic missile test by Iran, and put the country “on notice,”
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February 2, 2017 7:31 am // 0 Comments
This week Georgian citizens would receive a formal MEPs approval for visa free, following an informal deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators last December.
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January 31, 2017 11:17 am // 0 Comments
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