Fourteen Iranian fuel tankers to enter Syria from Iraq today: sourceFourteen Iranian fuel tankers to enter Syria from Iraq today: source

Shafaq News/ Fourteen Iranian fuel tankers are gearing up to cross the Iraqi borders with Syria toward Lebanon, an official at the Iraqi border crossings authority revealed on Wednesday.

Last night, a drone attack hit Iranian fuel tankers in Syrian territory shortly after they entered from Iraq, killing about 15 people.

The strike struck two of the

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Iraq wins the Ramsar&s Standing Committee membershipIraq wins the Ramsar’s Standing Committee membership

Shafaq News/ Iraq joined the Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands after winning the votes of all West and Central Asian countries members.

The Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands oversees Convention affairs and the activities of the Secretariat.

It represents the Conference of the Contracting Parties (the COP)

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Al-Hakim urges SF to investigate Troell's assassinationAl-Hakim urges SF to investigate Troell's assassination

Shafaq News / The head of the Wisdom movement, Ammar al-Hakim, warned of the repercussions of the assassination of American citizen Edward Troell in Baghdad.

Al-Hakim condemned the assassination in a tweet, urging the security agencies to uncover the motives and circumstances of the crime.

He added that no one should allow the incident to affect

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US Citizen Killed In Iraq Not Affiliated With Military - Pentagon

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-11-08T20:07:04+0000

Shafaq News / The American citizen that was killed in central Baghdad on Monday was not involved with the US military, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.

"To my knowledge, this person was not associated with the US

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Drone targets tank trucks on Iraqi-Syrian bordersDrone targets tank trucks on Iraqi-Syrian borders

Shafaq News / A drone targeted tank trucks on the Iraq-Syrian borders, a security source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that 23 tank trucks were heading out of al-Qaim border crossing to Syria, noting that the moment the first two trucks entered the Syrian territory, they were targeted.

The remaining 21 tanks were kept inside Iraqi

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Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-11-08T19:24:57+0000
Report: Will Iraq&s new anti-corruption campaign succeed?

Shafaq News / Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was keen in his first speech to brandish the slogan of combating corruption, limiting its spread, and holding corrupt persons and those involved accountable.

In the speech, delivered before the Iraqi parliament, Sudani said, “The p

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