A Liberian-flagged oil tanker that had been detained by Iraq's navy has been released and is en route to the United Arab Emirates, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.The vessel, ...

An Italian patrol ship will become the flagship of the Iraqi navy in May. Called Fatah, meaning "conquer" or "victory," Patrol Ship 701 is one of four ships contracted from the Fincantieri Shipyard in ...

Iraq's navy has detained a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in its territorial waters as part of a crackdown on fuel smuggling at sea, sources with the navy and oil and transport ministries said on Friday.

IRAQI NAVY: By 2010, 15 patrol boats, four patrol ships, and two off-shore support vessels will be added to the Iraqi navy's current fleet of fast-attack boats and Predator-class ships, coalition ...