Iraq News » Diyala News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Diyala ‘Sons of Iraq’ Transition to Iraqi Government Control
Along with a new year, Iraq is ringing in an important step toward national reconciliation Jan. 1 when the nation’s government takes over control of the “Sons of Iraq” citizen security groups from ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad
Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraq's Prime Minister Visits Diyala for First Time
BAQUBAH, Iraq – Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with the governor of Diyala, provincial leadership, key tribal leaders, Diyala's Iraqi security force leadership and senior coalition ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraq’s FM says protecting Kurdistan Region Is Iraqi government’s responsibility
Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Kurdi article. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says the federal government is responsible for protecting the Kurdistan Region, as ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Promoting Human Rights in Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts: UNOCT and NSA Host a Workshop for Security Entities in Diyala Governorate
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism’s (UNOCT) Human Rights Unit, in collaboration with Iraq’s National Security Advisory (NSA), concluded a two-day workshop in Erbil on “Human ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout
"F-16 aircraft carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, resulting in its complete destruction." ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraqi police, paramilitary fighters clash outside government building in Baghdad
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) attend a symbolic funeral of fellow members of PMF who were killed by U.S. air ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Iraq closes three border crossings with Iran after attack that shut Saudi pipeline, officials say
Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, an Iraqi security source and a government official tell AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Government: Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder
Both in Syria and Iraq, there are rising reports of pushes for Arabic to become a main language and demographic changes in Kurdish areas, with officials needing to tackle these issues. Kurds in Syria ...