India issues fresh travel advisory asking citizens to not visit 5 provinces in IraqIndian nationals have been advised not to travel to Nineveh, Salahuddin, Diyala, Anbar and Kirkuk as they "remain unsafe" due to the prevai...
18 Feb, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Nepal cracks down on ISI moduleThe police recently arrested three Pakistani nationals — Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Akhtar and Nadiya Anbar — and confiscated from them fake Ind...
10 Feb, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
US hails ouster of ISIS from Ramadi by Iraqi forcesIraq had yesterday declared that it had liberated Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad in central part of the country and ...
29 Dec, 2015, 08.42 AM IST
Defence secretary: US ready to do more to help retake RamadiDefense Secretary Ash Carter says the US is prepared to assist the Iraqi army with more personnel and equipment to help them fight Islamic ...
09 Dec, 2015, 10.41 PM IST
Iraq air force hits convoy of Islamic State leader Baghdadi: ReportThe Iraqi airforce struck a convoy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in western Anbar province close to the Syrian border on Sun...
11 Oct, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
One of ISIS' top commanders was a 'star pupil' of US-special forces training in GeorgiaSporting a recognizable red beard and happy to pose for photos, Shishani has acted as a very public face for some of ISIS' most notorious s...
18 Sep, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
NASA astronauts help develop osteoporosis and bone cancer testThe functionality of the test, which measures changes in calcium isotope ratios, has been validated on blood samples from NASA astronauts.
18 Aug, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
The Iraqi campaign to retake Ramadi from ISIS is a looming disasterA successful campaign to retake the city could send ISIS into retreat. But failure would only solidify the jihadists' hold over a sizable p...
01 Jun, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...
01 Jun, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
US not losing against Islamic State: Barack Obama after Ramadi lossBarack Obama has played down the Islamic State capture of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's largest province, as a "tactical setback".
22 May, 2015, 08.32 PM IST
ISIS used sandstorm to advantage in capturing Ramadi: ReportThe sandstorm delayed American warplanes and kept them from launching airstrikes to help the Iraqi forces, as the Islamic State fighters ev...
20 May, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Islamic State's capturing of Ramadi is "indeed a setback": White HouseThe White House has promised to help the Iraqi forces as the Islamic State captured Iraq's largest province after fighting for 18 months.
19 May, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
US, Iraqis helping to train Sunni fighters against Islamic State : USUS forces and their Iraqi counterparts have trained about 2,000 Sunni fighters in Iraq as part of efforts to defeat IS extremist group, say...
02 Dec, 2014, 10.25 PM IST
16 Indians stranded in Iraq moved out, one of the 40 abducted escapesThe 40 Indians, who were working in a construction project, were abducted in Mosul which was seized by Sunni militant group ISIS.
20 Jun, 2014, 07.13 PM IST
US steps up assistance to Iraq to combat terrorist groupsThe US has stepped up assistance to Iraq to combat al-Qaeda global terrorist groups who have seized its two major cities in Al-Anbar.
10 Jan, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
- Lanco Infratech bags first overseas order to build power plant in Iraq
Infrastructure firm Lanco Infratech has bagged a new order worth Rs 365 crore to build a power plant in Iraq's Al-Anbar province.
21 Jun, 2011, 12.24 PM IST
- Iraq invites companies to bid on gas development projects
Iraq's Oil Ministry is inviting local and international oil companies to bid for contracts to help develop its oil and gas fields, includin...
23 Mar, 2008, 04.19 PM IST