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Iraq launches offensive to liberate northern Hawijah from Daesh
Sep 21, 2017 08:31Iraqi armed forces have launched a massive offensive to liberate the town of Hawijah in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk, one of the last remaining Daesh bastions in the Arab country.
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Daesh attacks Iran aid convoy in eastern Syria
Sep 20, 2017 12:29The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has attacked an Iranian convoy trying to deliver humanitarian aid to people in eastern Syria.
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Abadi meets army commanders prior to Hawijah liberation operation
Sep 20, 2017 12:08Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has met with high-ranking military commanders as government troops are preparing to launch a multi-pronged operation to liberate Hawijah town in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk from Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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US-backed SDF controlling 90% of Syria’s Raqqah
Sep 20, 2017 07:45The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed group of Kurdish and Arab forces, has reportedly wrested control over 90 percent of the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, which used to serve as the main Daesh stronghold in the country.
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French president stresses Iran’s influential role in Syria peace efforts
Sep 20, 2017 07:42The French president has emphasized the influential role of Iran in the Syria peace process, saying no “efficient” solution could be found to the six-year-old crisis in the Arab state without the Islamic Republic.
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Syrian forces inch closer to besieging Daesh terrorists in Dayr al-Zawr
Sep 18, 2017 13:17Syrian government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have come closer to encircling Daesh Takfiri terrorists in a pocket of the strategic eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr after crossing over the Euphrates River.
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Turkey sends tanks near Iraqi and Syrian borders
Sep 18, 2017 07:16Turkey has launched a military drill featuring tanks close to the Iraqi border and dispatched military vehicles to its southern border with Syria where several warring sides are jockeying for position in the face of Daesh losses.
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Iran only recognizes integrated, federal Iraq: Shamkhani
Sep 17, 2017 09:14A senior Iranian official warns that any “illegal” separatist move in Iraq would escalate insecurity in the country and across the region, saying that the Islamic Republic only recognizes an integrated and federal Iraqi government.
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Syrian Army, allies cut Daesh’s main supply line in Dayr al-Zawr
Sep 17, 2017 08:57The Syrian Army and its allies have cut Daesh's main supply line in the northeastern city of Dayr al-Zawr.
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UN plans to help Iraq bring Daesh criminals to justice
Sep 17, 2017 07:36The United Nations Security Council is drawing up a resolution that will authorize UN investigators to help Iraq collect evidence to prosecute Daesh terrorists for committing war crimes in the Arab country.