Iraq

  • Liberation of Iraq’s Mosul sign of US defeat: MPs

    Liberation of Iraq’s Mosul sign of US defeat: MPs

    Jul 03, 2017 00:25

    Majlis lawmakers praised the recent recapture of Iraq’s northern city of Mosul from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, saying it proved the defeat of the US government that had provided massive support for the terrorists.

  • Iraqi forces gain more ground as battle for Mosul nears endgame

    Iraqi forces gain more ground as battle for Mosul nears endgame

    Jul 02, 2017 12:29

    Iraqi government forces have recaptured more areas in the heart of Mosul’s Old City as they are entering the final stages of a months-long military offensive to retake the country’s second largest city from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.

  • Iraqi spokesman: US had no role in Mosul victories

    Iraqi spokesman: US had no role in Mosul victories

    Jul 02, 2017 04:37

    An Iraqi military spokesman says the US had no role in the Arab country's recapture of Mosul despite Western reports characterizing American troops as leading the operation to retake the city from Daesh.

  • Iraqi forces recapture last Daesh pockets in western Mosul

    Iraqi forces recapture last Daesh pockets in western Mosul

    Jul 01, 2017 12:31

    Iraqi forces have liberated more of the last few remaining areas in western Mosul’s Old City as the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group is on its last breath in the Arab country.

  • Iraqi PM hails Ayatollah Sistani’s role in terror fight

    Iraqi PM hails Ayatollah Sistani’s role in terror fight

    Jul 01, 2017 08:46

    The Iraqi premier has thanked Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Sistani for his contribution to the fight against Daesh Takfiri terrorists, saying his 2014 religious decree (fatwa), which mobilized volunteer forces behind army troops on the battlefield, “saved” the West Asian state.

  • Iranian gas boosts Iraq in Saudi market war

    Iranian gas boosts Iraq in Saudi market war

    Jul 01, 2017 08:39

    Iran’s exports of gas to Iraq which began last month are set to free up more oil for exports by the Arab country, clipping Saudi Arabia's wings further in its bid to retain markets.

  • President Rouhani hails liberation of Iraq’s Mosul

    President Rouhani hails liberation of Iraq’s Mosul

    Jun 30, 2017 12:21

    President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul from the occupation of Daesh terrorist group after three years.

  • Women, children returning from Daesh warzones could pose threats: EU

    Women, children returning from Daesh warzones could pose threats: EU

    Jun 30, 2017 08:07

    A senior EU judiciary official warns that women and children related to Middle East-based Takfiri terror groups, including Daesh, are increasingly returning to their home countries in Europe, with some of them posing security threats to their homeland.

  • Iraqi forces liberate iconic Nuri Mosque in Old Mosul

    Iraqi forces liberate iconic Nuri Mosque in Old Mosul

    Jun 29, 2017 09:50

    The Iraqi army has liberated the venue of the iconic Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, with the country’s state TV implying the liberation of the city, which has been under Daesh control since 2014.

  • Iraqi soldiers fight last pockets of Daesh in Mosul's Old City

    Iraqi soldiers fight last pockets of Daesh in Mosul's Old City

    Jun 28, 2017 23:41

    Iraqi government forces have pushed deeper into the Old City of Mosul as they are nearing the end of their eight-month campaign to capture the de-facto capital of Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the crisis-hit Arab country and drive the extremists out of the strategic northern city.