Iraq faces double crisis

Iraq faces double crisis

(VOVworld)- 3 years after the US withdrew its troops out of Iraq in December, 2011, Iraq once again has plunged into violence due to the insurgence of jihadists of the Islamic...
US has no plan to expand air strikes in Iraq

US has no plan to expand air strikes in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The US government has no intention to expand air strike operations in Iraq more than self-defense actions, said Lieutenant-General William Mayville, a Pentagon offical on Monday
US approves airstrikes targeting northern Iraq

US approves airstrikes targeting northern Iraq

(VOVworld) - Kurdish spokesperson Holgard Hekmat told reporters on Friday that American F-16s first entered Iraqi airspace on a reconnaissance mission and are now targeting ISIS or the Islamic State, in...
Violence continues in Iraq

Violence continues in Iraq

(VOVworld) – 12 people were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad, said Iraqi Interior Ministry Thursday
UN urged to end atrocities by Islamic State

UN urged to end atrocities by Islamic State

(VOVworld)- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, urged the UN Security Council to take drastic steps to force the Islamic State extremist group...
Kurds leave Iraqi government

Kurds leave Iraqi government

(VOVworld) – The Kurds in Iraq’s government have boycotted all government activities following Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki’s statement on Friday that the Kurds are hiding terrorists in Arbil...
Iraq parliament delays session until August

Iraq parliament delays session until August

(VOVworld) – Iraq’s newly-elected parliament has postponed a scheduled session until August amid a political deadlock over choosing state leaders including a prime minister