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Iraqi forces retake 3 more villages from Daesh near Hawijah
Sep 23, 2017 11:47Iraqi government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have retaken control over three villages from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as part of a multi-pronged offensive to dislodge the extremists from their stronghold in the northern city of Hawijah and surrounding areas.
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Iraqi Kurdistan vote poses direct threat to Turkish national security: Turkey
Sep 23, 2017 08:24Turkey’s top security body says an independence referendum planned by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “directly” threatens Turkish national security.
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Iran reiterates opposition to Kurdish referendum
Sep 23, 2017 02:45A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
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Iraqi army, allies further advance in offensive to retake Daesh-held Hawijah
Sep 22, 2017 12:18Iraqi government forces have recaptured more than a dozen other villages near Hawijah as they successfully carry out the second phase of a joint operation with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the strategic town in the country’s oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk.
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We’ll celebrate fall of Daesh in 2 months: General Soleimani
Sep 22, 2017 11:59A senior general with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Takfiri Daesh terror group will be uprooted in two months.
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UNSC warns Iraqi Kurds against independence referendum
Sep 22, 2017 02:56The UN Security Council has warned that a secession referendum planned to be held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region next week is potentially “destabilizing” and threatens the ongoing war against Daesh terrorists.
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UN votes for resolution to probe Daesh war crimes in Iraq
Sep 22, 2017 02:26The United Nations Security Council has voted for a resolution that authorizes an investigation team to collect evidence on the atrocities committed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq.
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Iraqi forces liberate 11 villages from Daesh near Hawijah
Sep 21, 2017 08:50Iraqi government forces have managed to seize back nearly a dozen villages near Hawijah as they are battling Daesh Takfiri terrorists in joint operations with allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to push the terrorists out of the northern town.
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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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Iran, Iraq, Turkey warn Kurds against referendum
Sep 21, 2017 08:30Iran, Iraq and Turkey have voiced concerns over a planned secession referendum in the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, warning that the unconstitutional vote could fan the flames of tensions in the Middle East.