Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar
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(Reuters) - Islamic State militants in Iraq took partial control of a water dam and military barracks guarding it in the western Anbar province after fierce fighting through the night that continued on Saturday, security sources and witnesses said.
The Iraqi government announced a new offensive this month to recapture parts of Anbar, Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland, from Islamic State, in an attempt to build on an earlier victory against the group in the central city of Tikrit.
But the hardline Sunni militants struck back by attacking Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, prompting thousands of families to flee. They also hit Baiji, Iraq's largest refinery last week.
Late on Friday, the insurgents attacked the security perimeter at al-Thirthar dam with explosive-laden vehicles and then battled army forces in clashes that continued on Saturday, police and army sources told Reuters.
Dozens of Iraqi troops were killed in the fighting, but poor communications in the area made it difficult to confirm a precise figure, said Athal al-Fahdawi, an Anbar provincial council member. Army sources said two senior officers were among the dead.
Officials from Iraq's defence and interior ministries could not immediately be reached for comment.
Security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries have regained some ground in Iraq since Islamic State proclaimed a caliphate straddling the border of Syria and Iraq, but core Sunni territories such as Anbar remain under Islamic State control.
A video posted online on Saturday by Islamic State's official media organisation appeared to show its fighters moving about freely at al-Thirthar dam, which serves as a flood control for Baghdad and other cities.
A black flag commonly used by the militants is seen flying from a radio tower. Two bodies apparently belonging to Iraqi forces also appear in the footage.
Cousin of al-Baghdadi suicide bomber Baiji refinery
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Picked up the accounts of the elements of advocacy for the organization Daash terrorist, a picture of a young teenager named Abu Hafs al-Badri, said that the cousins organization's leader, had led a car bomb and blew himself up in Salahuddin province battles Baiji refinery.
The calculations that Badri was one of three people who carried out suicide bombings the entrenched Iraqi forces in the refinery perimeter, and the other two Iraqis and Saudis. It seemed pointing out recently that the organization using Pftian young people to carry out suicide attacks, car bombs, which carried a boy named Abu al-Hasan al-Shami at the age of 14 years, a suicide car bomb on the site of the Iraqi army near Samarra, organization and dissemination of his image before the launch of the attack.
Oil outweigh export gas to Turkey by 2018 and is considering offers for investment sector
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BAGHDAD / Amer Mohi
Tipped the Oil Ministry to export natural gas to Turkey by 2018, while economists renewed their calls for an investment of natural resources to constitute an important financial resource for the Iraqi economy.
A spokesman for the Oil Ministry, Assem Jihad told the "term" that "Iraq will not be able to export natural gas to Turkey at the moment for lack we have so adequate to cover local need quantity," likely "the export of Iraqi gas to Turkey in 2018, and in case The completion of projects according to plans by the ministry. "
Jihad said that "Iraq has begun work on the development of natural gas fields through the opening of Basra field, which will increase the amount of production, as well as directed the ministry to develop and set up the ranks to extract gas in Akashat area in Anbar province, but the security situation hinders the work in many times." .
He pointed out that "The oil ministry plans to develop a natural gas field in Diyala province," he said, adding "if the project has as sought by the ministry in 2018 will export gas to Turkey."
He pointed out that "the Turkish side made a presentation to import gas because of proximity and ease of connecting pipes with them," stressing that "Iraq produces a million cubic meters of natural gas per day, a sufficient amount of domestic production only, and when they reach the Iraqi production (2) two million cubic meters per day , will be able to export. "
Jihad said that "some companies have submitted bids to invest in the field of natural gas," adding that "The oil ministry is considering offers by companies to select the best, and contracted to develop the gas fields."
For his part, said an expert on economic affairs Maytham Laibi "long" "The gas wealth is not as important as oil, but it is wasted because of the wealth of the Iraqi gas combustion in the air over the years."
He Laibi saying that "gas production does not require licensing rounds, as happens in crude oil production, and was supposed to contribute to global companies, as a second step after the oil licensing rounds gas production, but it did not happen," stressing that "natural gas export requires great efforts, both in the fields or pipelines, as well as the need to build strategic partnerships with neighboring countries, and planning how to move through Turkey to Europe, an issue subject to economic and geopolitical factors. "
"The exploitation of natural resources, including gas, contributes to alleviating the pressure on one supplier, and then helps to diversify the sources of budget revenues," but he also said that "investment in the presence of a major financial crisis is very difficult."
He called on the Iraqi government to coffee to "natural gas investment by entering into partnership with foreign companies."
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, revealed in (April 22, 2015) that his country will import natural gas from Iraq, noting that the import of gas is an important element in the overall development taking place in Turkey.
Erdogan said at a joint news conference with Iraqi President ,, Fuad Masum in Ankara, "Turkey will import natural gas from Iraq to its importance in the overall development taking place in Turkey."
Erdogan added that "trade with Iraq size of about $ 11 billion a year", adding that "Turkey is ready to provide full support for Iraq in various fields."
He said the oil and energy parliamentary member Zahir Abadi (February 16, 2015) that Iraq needs to invest all available minerals from north to south, especially after the drop in oil prices in recent times and the impact of the Iraqi economy significantly.
Abadi said that "Iraq imports half as much of the petroleum products like gasoline and kerosene, and it's costing the Iraqi treasury big money, and if this problem has been to address the oil sector will evolve, because Iraq is exporting crude oil."
CBS NEWSApril 25, 2015, 8:07 PM Officials pick up possible ISIS threat to U.S. military, police
U.S. law enforcement officials were warned Friday of a possible plot by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
Officials say information about the plot against U.S. military and law enforcement facilities and personnel came from chatter from known ISIS associates overseas who specifically mentioned California. They were continuing to attempt to inspire lone wolf attacks in the United States.
U.S. officials have not identified any individuals linked to the plot within the country, and none of these threats are new.
U.S. intelligence officials pointed to the recent arrests of a 14-year-old in the U.K. and other youths in Australia as examples of why they were concerned.
In January, the New York Police Department was alerted to a new threat by ISIS. In a video, ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammed al Adnani specifically mentioned the U.S., France, Australia and Canada as targets. His message was consistent with a previous one from him calling for attacks on police officers, soldiers, intelligence officers and government employees.
Ports emphasizes securing maritime navigation channels in the Khor Abdullah and Khor Al-Zubair
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Announced Iraqi ports company, on Friday, the safety of navigation in the fallopian Khor Abdullah and Khor Al-Zubair, after lifting 104 Goariq them, and pointed out that ten other Goariq still in Alchati area with Iran for the existence of war remnants hinder recovered, as he emphasized maritime expert on the need to secure channels National Maritime and Ports to facilitate the entry of ships to them.
The director of public relations and media in the Iraqi ports company, Anmar net, in an interview for the (long-Presse) that "the effort maritime rescue the company has recovered about 104 Goariq of the fallopian Khor Abdullah and Khor Al-Zubair, after the Department of the region of four clips to organize the process and make them Salecktin Maritime and the entry of ships to the Iraqi safely ports. "
He added net, that "24 mired recovered north of Khor Al-Zubair and down to the northern port of Umm Qasr," noting that "20 mired recovered in the area extending from the oil port of Basra to the port of Umm Qasr, the other ten Abu Flus area and 50 soaked south bridge from Khalid to the port of Abu Flus. "
He added, director of public relations and media in the Iraqi ports company that "nearly ten Goariq still in the riparian zone with the Iranian side in the Shatt al-Arab, it is difficult now recovered to the presence of war remnants" , pointing out that "the Iranian side apologized for the adjournment of the presence of risk in picking process."
For his part, expert and master of the high seas, Mahdi Darwish said, in an interview for the (long-Presse) that "raising sunken ships have been at the hands of a national effort of the State Company for Iraqi Ports ways specialized technical, including floating the sunken or cut up for parts in order to ensure easy lifting of underwater vessels. "
Darwish said that "the Iraqi ports are currently committed to the International Code for the security of ports and ships laws," returned that "it requires a secure navigational channels and the Iraqi port their parts all to facilitate the entry of ships it safely by virtue of that code controls. "
It is noteworthy that Basra currently has four commercial ports such as Umm Qasr, which is Iraq's largest ports, and Khor Al-Zubair, Abu Flus and stronghold in the Shatt al-Arab channel.
International Code for the Security of Ships and port facilities (ISPS), a comprehensive set of actions and measures to strengthen the Ship and Port Facility Security, has been developed in response to the anticipated threats against ships and port facilities in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, and is implemented ISPS code through for enhancing maritime security in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea procedures (SOLAS 1974) and the blog consists of two parts, one mandatory and the other in the form of a recommendation.
Airlines contract with the freight forwarding company
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Iraqi Airways has announced it has signed a contract with a company to transport goods from Iraq to around the world and vice versa, and while confirming that the contract came in support of the economic situation and facilitate the work of traders, pointed out that the shipping process will be a trip to two flights per week.
The Iraqi Airways statement received (long-Presse) a copy of it, that "the company has contracted with Crown Shipping Company and Manipulators ground for the transport of goods and materials from Iraq to the various countries of the world and vice versa," indicating that "the signing of the contract came in implementation of the directives of the Minister of Transport and the amount by Director General of the airline Iraqi Samer cream Kubba need to provide
freight service to facilitate the entry of goods in advance of the work
in support of it short of the economic situation and facilitate the work of traders. "
Wasit: the allocation of 50 dunums to create cities for visitors
The local government announced in Wasit from the termination of all proceedings relating to the allocation of the two pieces of land for the establishment of two cities for visitors in the province, as pointed out that the project will be implemented under the direct supervision by the thresholds Husseinia and Abbasid. The head of the Council Mazen Zamili in an interview for "long-Press" that "the local government in Wasit and through the departments concerned completed the completion of the technical and administrative procedures for the allocation of two pieces of land for the establishment of two cities for visitors in Kut, Numaniyah are implementing by thresholds holy Husseinia and Abbasid."
He explained Zamili "The first city will be built in Kut, an area of 30 acres and specifications of architectural art, where you will receive visitors from Muslim countries across the border Zurbatiyah port with Iran to spend the rest where in addition to the Iraqi visitors who come for the holy sites on foot, the timings of the visit, as will build a second city Using NUMANIYA - Shomali and an area of 20 dunums. "
Basra declares its refusal to apply the law of customs tariff
Basra Governorate Council announced his refusal to apply the new customs tariff law, imposed by the Ministry of Finance in the southern region ports.
The head of the provincial council morning Albzona during a press conference followed the "long" "The federal government continues to take arbitrary decisions against the southern provinces, especially Basra, wondering the reason for the issuance of such a decision to apply to the province of Basra and the southern regions because of its ports, border and port and airport are excluded from the western regions and the Kurdistan region. "
He stressed that "the provincial council rejects categorically implementation of the resolution of the incident in the province of border crossings, noting that" this decision in the case application will lead to a rise in prices of goods in the local markets, thereby increasing the suffering of the citizens of the
high cost of living. "
Economic parliamentary: Foreign loans would hurt the country's economy
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04/25/2015 11:03
Tomorrow Press / Baghdad: Economic Commission representative, confirmed Saturday that borrow from international banks to tackle the financial crisis in the country is harmful to the national economy, calling on the government to address the crisis by relying on investment.
A member of the Economic Committee, beautiful Obeidi for "tomorrow Press", that "borrowing from international banks is harmful to the economy, but the need for provisions, especially in light of the economic conditions experienced by the country and the security situation deteriorating, which took a lot of the country's budget," indicating "the existence of borrowing The former indoor and outdoor more desirable because the external benefits and imposes significant benefits might affect the country's economy to be."
She added that, "the former economic thinking significantly affected the current economic plans, because the previous budgets put political quotas", calling for "the current government to move toward investment to save the current economic situation and activate the industry."
She pointed out that "Iraq has the land and the land can invest in vertical construction, especially that there is a housing crisis in the country."
The country is facing a major economic crisis as a result of falling oil prices, and the lack of successful economic plans can save other productive sectors, with five-year plans that have been developed by the Ministry of Planning because of poor diagnosis and the spread of financial and administrative corruption failed.
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