Iraq

Tal Afar airport librated by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units

Nov 17, 2016 02:35

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi forces, have retaken Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul from its Daeshi occupants.
Kurdish forces won’t withdraw from Iraq’s liberated areas: Barzani

Nov 17, 2016 02:35

The president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region says the Kurdish Peshmerga forces will not withdraw from the regions recaptured from Daesh terrorists in Iraq.
Larijani pledges unwavering support for Iraq's anti-terror fight

Nov 17, 2016 02:32

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the security of the region is intertwined with that of Iraq, reaffirming Tehran’s support for Baghdad in restoring peace and security to the Arab country.
Iraqi forces' latest achievements in Mosul operation

Nov 16, 2016 13:38

Commander of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces says his forces have marched into an eastern neighborhood of Mosul as government troops and allied fighters are trying to expel Daesh terrorists from their stronghold in the strategic northern city.
Muslims converge on Karbala for mourning procession

Nov 16, 2016 12:08

Defying terrorists, Muslims from many regional countries and beyond continue to descend on the holy city of Karbala in Iraq for the culmination of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussain (AS), grandson and the third infallible successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).
One-third of east Mosul purged of Daesh terrorists: Iraq

Nov 15, 2016 13:32

Daesh Takfiri terrorists have been driven out of one-third of the eastern side of Mosul, Iraq says as the army forces and their allied fighters are conducting a major operation to liberate the strategic northern city.
Iran denounces terrorist attack in Iraq

Nov 14, 2016 13:59

The Foreign Ministry has denounced a terrorist attack in a town in the Iraqi province of Karbala which killed innocent civilians, including women and children.
Terrorist attack kills six south of Baghdad

Nov 14, 2016 06:12

Iraq’s Interior Ministry says six civilians have been killed in a terrorist explosion in a town south of the capital, Baghdad.
Daesh training militants to pass as regular refugees: Report

Nov 14, 2016 03:27

The Daesh terrorist group is giving its members specific training on how to pass as ordinary refugees while trying to gain asylum in European countries, says a report.
Iraqi forces liberate another district in eastern Mosul

Nov 14, 2016 03:27

Iraqi government forces have retaken another region in Mosul as army soldiers, backed by pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, are pushing forward to drive Daesh terrorists out of the strategic northern city.