Full curfew declared in Baghdad as Shia Sadr’s followers breach Green Zone

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 - 01:51 GMT

This comes as hundreds of Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr’s followers breached the highly fortified Green Zone and stormed government facilities, including the presidential and government palaces amid an unprecedented political crisis.

Iraq denies deployment of US troops to Kirkuk

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 - 09:05 GMT

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced on Thursday that US troops have not been deployed to the oil-rich province of Kirkuk or any other part of Iraq.

Iraqi Joint Operations Command denies launching offensive in s. Kirkuk

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 - 11:09 GMT

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command denied launching military operations in southern Kirkuk, Alsumaria news channel reported.