Press TV - Iraqi army has commenced major military drills with Turkish military along the common border aftera highly controversial referendum on independence was held in the Arab countrys Kurdish region in open defiance of the central government in Baghdad. Iraq's Defense Ministry said in a statementcarried by the Arabic-language al-Sumeria ...

TEHRAN, Iran He insults me. You are not on the same level as me! You are not my equal! Scream all you want from Iraq! It will not change anything! We will do what we want to do. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uttered these words Oct. 11 when addressing Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in the latest round of verbal sparring between the ...

An Iraqi official has denied US claims that Iraq and Turkey have reached a provisional agreement authorizing Turkish involvement in ongoing operations to liberate Mosul from Daesh terrorists. The official, who was speaking anonymously, said Baghdad expected Ankara to stand by Iraq in the war on the Takfiri terrorist group and not violate Iraqi ...

The Iraqi government has criticized "irresponsible" remarks recently made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sa'ad al-Hadithi, the spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office, said on Tuesday that the "irresponsible statements by [the] Turkish president could pour oil on fire and fuel further tensions." The Iraqi official ...

Alwaght- Iraqi army won a great victory in recent days and sized back Ramadi, capital of al-Anbar province from the ISIS terrorists. Although there are some clashes in parts of the town, it has been totally liberated. Immediately after this achievement, to win back Fallujah has been placed on the agenda of the Iraqi army, so that it can get ready to ...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has paid an official two-day visit to Turkey as Baghdad and Ankara seek to mend strained relations. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zebari arrived in Turkey on Thursday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu. He met with President Abdullah Gul to discuss the improvement of Baghdad-Ankara ...