News archive on the topic "Iraq"

Attacks on American bases in the Middle East have become more frequent in order to influence the situation around Palestine. The Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, when answering a question about shelling of US bases in Iraq and the American-occupied part of Syria. “The increasing frequency of strikes is directly linked to events in Palestine. Information about 13 attacks in a week,...

On April 18, under the guise of events in Ukraine, citizen Sultan Erdogan began his special operation in the northern part of Iraq against the combat units of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The operation has the pretentious name “Claw-Castle”, and it involves mainly special operations forces, the air force and artillery of the Ankara armed forces. The start of the Turkish special operation was preceded by an explosion in Istanbul, which the authorities apparently considered an “action”...

The US Embassy building in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was hit by a missile strike. This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, Al Arabiya TV channel reported, citing Iraqi security forces. It is specified that the incident occurred yesterday. A total of three rockets fell on the embassy premises, damaging buildings and cars. There are no fatalities. Tactical air defense installations deployed to guard the embassy tried to intercept the launched missiles.

Iraq is preparing to resume arms purchases from Ukraine. Ukrainian military expert Sergei Zgurets writes about this on the Defense Express website, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Zgurets, representatives of the Iraqi defense department plan to visit Kyiv in the near future. The expert notes that the parties can talk about the purchase of the controversial BTR-4, anti-tank missile systems and multiple launch rocket systems. However, before...

If in Iraq the COVID-19 pandemic forced the government army to curtail operations, ISIS militants are not going to do this. Nikolai Plotnikov, head of the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor of the Faculty of World Politics of Moscow State University, writes about this, as a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, on the pages of Nezavisimaya Gazeta. “In the latest issue of their propaganda magazine Al-Naba, the jihadists called on their members to intensify attacks on...

Iran's missile attack on American bases in Iraq, which occurred in response to the American assassination of prominent Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, showed the helplessness of the United States in protecting its military. This was stated during a round table in Moscow by the deputy director of the Institute of CIS Countries, military expert Vladimir Evseev, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, American bases located on…

Iran's armed forces launched missile attacks on US military bases in Iraq. The attack began at 1:20 am - it was at this time that a few days ago a car with the “second person” of the Iranian state, General Qassem Soleimani, was blown up by an American drone. An emergency appeal from US President Donald Trump is expected in the near future. The Americans have not yet confirmed...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yegor Bozhok made a working visit to Iraq, during which he met with Major General Denis Fortin, head of the new NATO mission for training and development of forces in Iraq. The parties discussed the deployment of Ukrainian forces and assets in the NATO mission in Iraq, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Bozhok himself announced this on Twitter. "Ukraine…

While NATO is expanding its bridgeheads towards Russia, military warehouses are being filled with new orders, for which old weapons are being disposed of in NATO operations in other countries. Polish journalist Jakub Koreyba spoke about this on TVC, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The host of the program, Artyom Sheinin, asked the Pole what NATO countries had acquired during 20 years of expansion. “Many allies, two thousand...

Germany's relations with the Russian Federation must move from confrontation to mutual understanding. Deputy of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the Defense Committee Alexander Noy stated this in an interview with Izvestia. He strongly disagreed with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who said that German armed forces should continue to be in Iraq. “All Western occupying forces must leave this country. Without…

Ukraine exported 2018 thousand tons of eggs in January-February 15,45, amounting to $14,97 million, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. This is evidenced by data from the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. The main importers of Ukrainian eggs are the UAE - for $5,85 million, Iraq - for $3,07 million and Qatar - for $1,27 million. Ukraine exported almost 7 times over the 2017 months of the 18/10 season...

People's Deputy Savchenko told a story about how, while serving in Iraq, one of the local princes wanted to “ransom” her from her commander. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. She stated this on Dmitry Gordon’s program on the 112 Ukraine channel. “It was Prince Es-Suveyri (they have official power there and...

The Iraqi Parliament has approved a response to US President Donald Trump's decree on a temporary ban on US citizens entering the country. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Politico was informed of this in the country's parliament. The retaliatory measures will apply to Americans coming to Iraq. It is not yet known exactly to whom these will be applied...

Building border walls between countries seems to be becoming a mainstream trend in the world. After the notorious “Yatsenyuk wall” between Ukraine and Russia, plans announced by Donald Trump to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, after the start of construction of border walls between Estonia, Latvia and Russia, Turkey picked up the baton. As part of security measures along Turkey's border with Syria and Iraq...