Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
April 2022 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Joint statement on Syria by the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States Germany Federal Foreign Office 29 Apr 2022 -- Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States met in Paris on April 28 to discuss Syria.
- Official: Turkey has 'no agreement, legal basis' for launching operations in northern Iraq Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- A high-ranking Iraqi official says Turkey's ongoing operation against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is not being carried out under any agreement with the Baghdad government.
- Iraq launches operation to hunt down IS militants People's Daily 24 Apr 2022 -- Iraqi security forces on Saturday launched an operation to hunt down the Islamic State (IS) militants in the western part of the country, the Iraqi military said.
- Turkey Not Violating Iraq's Territorial Integrity, Anti-PKK Operation Aimed to Defend Border - FM Sputnik 20 Apr 2022 -- Turkey has no intentions to infringe on Iraq's territorial integrity, and the recently launched anti-terrorist operation is aimed only at ensuring Turkey's border security, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
- Iraq slams Turkey's Kurdistan offensive as threat to national security, summons Ankara's envoy Press TV 19 Apr 2022 -- The Iraqi presidency says the recent cross-border Turkish military operation in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region is a "violation" of the country's sovereignty and a "threat to its national security."
- Baghdad slams Turkish offensive in northern Iraq, says it harms neighborly relations Press TV 19 Apr 2022 -- Baghdad has strongly condemned the Turkish military's latest offensive in Iraq, saying it was in violation of the Arab country's sovereignty, international laws, and neighborly relations.
- Turkish Military Operation in Northern Iraq Threatens Country's National Security, Baghdad Says Sputnik 19 Apr 2022 -- Turkey's operation in northern Iraq poses a threat to the Middle Eastern country's national security, the Iraqi presidential office said on Tuesday.
- Turkey Launches New Offensive Against PKK Rebels in Northern Iraq VOA 19 Apr 2022 -- Turkey announced the start of a new ground and air campaign in northern Iraq Monday, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
- Turkey launches fresh military operation in northern Iraq to 'prevent terror attacks' Press TV 18 Apr 2022 -- Turkey has launched a new cross-border military operation against purported positions of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, saying the incursion was aimed to "prevent terror attacks" coming from the neighboring Arab country.
- Turkey Launches New Military Operation in Northern Iraq Against Kurdish PKK Sputnik 18 Apr 2022 -- While fighting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is recognised in Turkey as a terrorist organisation, Ankara has in the past conducted cross-border operations in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and northern Syria, where PKK bases are believed to be located.
- Turkish Forces Attack Kurdish Rebel Positions in Iraq VOA 18 Apr 2022 -- Turkish military forces using planes, helicopters and drones attacked Kurdish rebel positions inside northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Monday.
- Iraq Seeks to Increase Oil Exports to Europe Amid Ukraine Crisis, Oil Ministry Official Says Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- Iraq is looking for opportunities to export more oil to Europe amid the decline of supplies from Russia due to the crisis in Ukraine, Shaker Mahmoud Khalaf, director for projects at the Iraqi oil ministry, said on Sunday.
- Iran rejects Guardian allegation of helping Russia acquire weapons through Iraq Press TV 13 Apr 2022 -- The Iranian embassy in London has dismissed as "baseless storytelling" a Guardian article alleging that Iran is involved in smuggling weapons to Russia to be used against Ukraine.
- Talks with neighbors over water rights, dam construction on Iran's agenda, says Iran FM Press TV 11 Apr 2022 -- Iran's foreign minister says the foreign, interior, and energy ministries have formed a joint committee to follow up on the issues related to cross-border rivers and the construction of dams in some neighboring countries, adding that Tehran has held bilateral talks with Turkey, Iraq, and Afghanistan over the issues.
- Iraqi resistance groups won't lay down arms until US troops withdraw, says PMU chief Press TV 09 Apr 2022 -- The chairman of Iraq's anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known variously as Hashd al-Sha'abi, says resistance fighters will not lay down their arms and halt their operations until all American occupation troops beat a retreat from the Arab country.
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