Iraq

Philippines to deport Hamas ‘rocket scientist’

Manila - Muslimchronicle

The Philippines said Monday it would deport an elderly Iraqi man described as a scientist for Hamas and accused of helping the Palestinian militant group lob missiles at Israel. Iraq tipped off the Philippines about the presence of Taja Mohammad Al Jabori, who was arrested on Sunday, national police chief Ronald Dela Rosa told reporters. However, the arrest was dueRead more

Iraqi parliament approves date for general elections

BAGHDAD - Muslimchronicle

The Iraqi parliament Monday approved the date of the country's general elections on May 12 after the federal court ruled that it is not possible for the elections to be delayed. source: XinhuaRead more

Iraqi court sentences to death German woman who joined ISIS

Mosul - Muslimchronicle

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death a German woman of Moroccan origin for membership of ISIS, a spokesman said. The German national was captured by Iraqi forces during the battle for Mosul last year, the spokesman said, declining to identify her. She is the first foreign woman to be sentenced to death in Iraq for joining the militantRead more

Iran's Rouhani vows to back Iraq's integrity

TEHRAN - Muslimchronicle

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here Sunday that the Islamic republic backs a "united and integrated" Iraq, state TV reported. "All the regional countries and ethnic groups are duty-bound to defend a federal administration (in Iraq) and help secure border demarcations in the region," said Rouhani at a Sunday meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan RegionalRead more

Iraqi, Kurdish PMs try to resolve bitter dispute

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met Kurdish regional government counterpart Nechirvan Barzani for the first time on Saturday since the autonomous northern region's failed attempt to secede. Since Kurdish voters returned a resounding "yes" in a referendum on independence last September 25, the federal government in Baghdad has taken retaliatory measures. These include an air blockade of international flights to the Kurdish region's twoRead more

Sharp decline in Iraq, Syria terror deaths last year

London - Muslimchronicle

Iraq and Syria saw a sharp drop in the number of people killed in terror attacks last year, a report published Thursday by Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre has found. Despite ongoing violence in both countries, there was a fall in the number of deaths in attacks by non-state actors such as ISIS. In Iraq 3,378 were killed in militantRead more

Minorities in north Iraq look to post-jihadist future

Bartalla - Muslimchronicle

A Christmas tree stands on a roundabout in Bartalla in northern Iraq, its base adorned by posters of Shabak martyrs killed in the fight against the Islamic State group. Now that victory has been declared against the jihadists, Iraq's ethnic and religious minorities are taking the future into their own hands. In Baz Gerkan village, where fighting damaged or destroyed most ofRead more

Baghdad twin suicide bombing kills 31

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called Monday for the elimination of jihadist "sleeper cells" after a twin suicide bombing killed 31 people in Baghdad in the second such attack in three days. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but most such attacks in Iraq are the work of the Islamic State jihadist group. The bombing comes after Abadi's government declared victoryRead more