Iraq

Iraq says battle to retake Tal Afar from Daesh nearly won

Aug 27, 2017 14:22

Iraqi army soldiers and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have dislodged the Daesh Takfiri militants from almost all neighborhoods of Tal Afar and its surrounding areas after an eight-day offensive to drive out the extremists from the northern city.
With Daesh on last legs, car bombs hit Baghdad

Aug 27, 2017 10:29

Explosives loaded onto vehicles go off in two different locations across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing five people and injuring eight others.
French ministers on Iraq visit as Takfiris hit Europe

Aug 27, 2017 02:32

A French delegation has paid a visit to Iraq at a time that the Iraqi forces’ operation against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group enters its final stages.
Iraqi army, allies liberate 90% of Tal Afar from Daesh

Aug 26, 2017 14:44

A high-ranking Iraqi military figure says army soldiers, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated most of Tal Afar as they recaptured more neighborhoods in their multi-pronged operation to dislodge Daesh Takfiri terrorists from the northern city.
Tal Afar center recaptured from Daesh: Iraqi forces

Aug 26, 2017 08:02

Iraqi armed forces say they have managed to retake the center of Tal Afar from Daesh Takfiri terrorists as their battle to liberate the northern city enters a final stage.
Iraq military discovers mass graves of 500 Daesh victims near Mosul

Aug 26, 2017 01:28

Iraqi military investigators say they have discovered mass graves of 500 people in the vicinity of a Daesh prison near the northern city of Mosul.
Iraqi forces advance against Daesh terrorists in Tal Afar

Aug 25, 2017 12:26

Iraqi forces have managed to wrest control over several neighborhoods in their operation to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from the grip of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Over 300 Daesh terrorists slain, 31 districts retaken in Tal Afar op: Official

Aug 24, 2017 10:32

A high-ranking Iraqi military commander says more than 300 Daesh Takfiri terrorists have been killed and tens of districts liberated ever since army soldiers, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, launched a multi-pronged operation to retake the northern city of Tal Afar.
Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum potential reason for war: Turkish nationalist leader

Aug 24, 2017 09:39

A far-right nationalist leader in Turkey has expressed deep worries about the Iraqi Kurds’ plans for an independence referendum later this year, saying the move could provide a reason for Ankara to launch a war on the autonomous Iraqi region.
Commander underlines Syrians, Iraqis’ right to determine their destiny

Aug 24, 2017 09:10

Regional countries must recognize the fact that the people of Iraq and Syria have the right to determine their own destiny, a senior Iranian commander said.