Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2022 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- UN Compensation Commission Claims US Dept. of State 25 Feb 2022 -- "The United States welcomes the recent United Nations Security Council resolution reaffirming that Iraq has fulfilled its international obligations to compensate all claimants awarded compensation through the UN Compensation Commission, which was established in 1991 as a result of Saddam Hussein's unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait."
- Calling on Iraqi political actors to intensify efforts towards the peaceful formation of a government UK FCDO 24 Feb 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Iraq
- 'Political impasse' hampering change and reform in Iraq UN News 24 Feb 2022 -- Political leaders in Iraq must urgently overcome their divisions and work for the good of the people, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
- Iraqi federal court orders Kurdish government to ship all oil to Baghdad Press TV 16 Feb 2022 -- Iraq's federal court has ordered the Iraqi Kurdistan government to deliver all of the oil it produces to Baghdad, dismissing an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in the autonomous region as unconstitutional.
- Iraq's top court bars former Foreign Minister Zebari from running for presidency Press TV 13 Feb 2022 -- Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has ruled that former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for president, a week after suspending his nomination for the position amid years-old corruption charges against him.
- Iraq Records 3,776 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 11 Feb 2022 -- Iraq recorded 3,776 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 2,271,521.
- Roadside bomb explosions hit US supply convoys in northern, western, southern Iraq Press TV 10 Feb 2022 -- Multiple roadside bombs have separately gone off near convoys of trucks carrying equipment belonging to US occupation forces in Iraq's northern province of Salahuddin, western province of Anbar as well as the southern provinces of Muthanna and Qadisiyah, amid strong public opposition to the prolonged presence of American occupation forces on Iraqi soil.
- Statement by the Global Coalition on Countering Daesh/ISIS Globally US Dept. of State 09 Feb 2022 -- The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS remains resolutely committed to achieving the enduring defeat of ISIS. Recent events in Syria underscore both the success we continue to have in degrading Daesh/ISIS leadership and the continuing threat the terrorist group poses in the region and beyond.
- Battle against Da'esh, a 'long-term game', Voronkov tells Security Council UN News 09 Feb 2022 -- The global fight against the shadowy, ever-morphing threat posed by the ISIL terrorist group - known officially as Da'esh - and its affiliates, remains a "long-term game" for which there are "no quick fixes," the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
- Islamic State Could be Headed for Generational Change VOA 09 Feb 2022 -- Intelligence agencies and private analysts say there is little doubt Islamic State senior leaders already have a good idea of who will be next to lead the terror group as it seeks to reestablish a physical caliphate and strike at the West.
- Islamic State Out to Prove It's More Than Its Leader VOA 09 Feb 2022 -- The Islamic State is so far showing few signs of faltering, just days after U.S. special operation forces dropped into northwest Syria and surrounded the terror group's leader, who they say then blew himself up without a fight.
- Iraq's parliament fails to elect new president due to lack of quorum, postpones vote indefinitely Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Iraq's parliament has cancelled a vote for a new head of state as it lacked the necessary two-thirds quorum to hold a session, a move that could prolong political uncertainty and government formation in the country.
- Iraqi court suspends former foreign minister Zebari's nomination for presidency Press TV 06 Feb 2022 -- The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq says it has temporarily suspended prominent Kurdish politician Hoshyar Zebari's presidential bid, just one day ahead of parliament's election of a new president.
- Iraqi resistance group warns Turkey to withdraw troops 'before it's too late' Press TV 06 Feb 2022 -- The Iraqi anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah group, which is part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha'abi, has denounced the recent Turkish military strikes on the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, calling on the Ankara government to withdraw its forces from the Arab country before it gets "too late."
- Iraqi resistance fighters to respond to latest Turkish airstrike on Makhmour: PMU leader Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, which is a part of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha'abi, says resistance fighters will give an adequate response to the latest Turkish military aggression on the Arab country.
- UN in Iraq calls for dialogue following attack; civilian casualties reported UN News 02 Feb 2022 -- Following reports on Wednesday of civilian casualties during airstrikes on the Iraqi city of Ninewa, the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI) reiterated that Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity "must be respected at all times".
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