Iraq: Over 20 old mortar shells discovered in Sulaimani village

An old cache of mortar shells and mines dating back to the Iran-Iraq war has been discovered in the village of Kokoyi, Darbandikhan district of Sulaimani province. Authorities said the mine action directorate has been notified to arrange for the Read More …

Iraq: Authorities remove mines, unexploded ordnance in Sulaymaniyah

Mine Action Directorate teams responded Wednesday to reports of mines and unexploded ordnance in Darbandikhan and Bardaqaraman following public alerts of dangerous remnants in the areas. In Darbandikhan’s Sirwan subdistrict, several residents reported discovering a VS-50 type mine near the Read More …

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces arrest three terrorists, destroy multiple hideouts

On Saturday, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced that it had carried out several operations resulting in the arrest of terrorists and the destruction of numerous hideouts across different regions of the country. In a statement, CTS detailed that, in coordination Read More …

Northern Iraq: Khor Mor gas field attacked

Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province was attacked late on Thursday, a local official told Rudaw. No casualties have been reported. Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants of Khor Mor, is a key gas field operated by the UAE-based Dana Read More …

Iraq: Kurdish demining agency destroys 550+ mines in Penjwen

The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) announced on Tuesday that they had destroyed more than 564 mines in the Penjwen district of Sulaimani province. Jabar Mustafa Rasul, the director of the agency, revealed in a press conference that Penjwen Read More …

Iraq: IED explosion kills Peshmerga officer, wounds seven others

In improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in the Garmiyan region of Sulaimani province on Wednesday, at least a Peshmerga officer was killed and seven others were wounded, the Kurdish force announced. The forces were deployed in Tawer Kawa village of Read More …