Iraq

Tunnels in Mosul show Daesh preserved artifacts for loot

Mar 12, 2017 12:59

Tunnels left behind by Daesh terrorists under an ancient mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul indicate that the militants took care to preserve artifacts for loot, in contrast to their trademark destruction of antiquities.
Iraq's Hashd al-Sha’abi fighters uncover mass grave of hundreds near Mosul

Mar 11, 2017 16:15

Iraqi fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization Units have found a mass grave at a detention facility near the northern city of Mosul, which contained the remains of hundreds of people killed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Terrorist bombs martyr scores in Syria

Mar 11, 2017 09:56

Two bombs have exploded in Damascus, with initial reports of many fatalities among Shia pilgrims on a day which saw US airstrikes claim the lives of several civilians in the Syrian city of Raqqah.
Iraqi forces achieve fresh territorial gains in, near Mosul

Mar 11, 2017 03:53

Iraqi government forces have registered more territorial gains in Mosul as they continue their joint operations with fighters from allied Popular Mobilization Units to push Takfiri Daesh terrorists out of their last urban stronghold in the Arab country.
Bombs kill 23 near Tikrit as Iraqi forces battle Daesh in Mosul

Mar 09, 2017 06:05

Bomb attacks at a wedding party near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people as government forces push ahead with their battle to retake the strategic northern city of Mosul from Takfiri Daesh terrorists.
Most of Daeshis left in Iraq are Saudis, Iraqi intelligence sources say

Mar 09, 2017 03:23

Iraqi intelligence sources say that most of the Daesh terrorists remaining in Iraq are Saudi nationals.
Iraq to continue operations against Daesh positions in Syria: Abadi

Mar 08, 2017 12:38

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says government forces will press ahead with an aerial bombardment campaign against the hideouts of Takfiri Daesh terrorists in Syria and neighboring states if they give Baghdad the approval for such operations.
Iraq, Kurdish group reach deal on Kirkuk oil flow to Turkey: PUK

Mar 08, 2017 12:34

An agreement between the central government in Baghdad and a Kurdish party, which had recently disrupted oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kirkuk to Turkey, has enabled the resumption of the process.
Iraq’s PM set to meet with US president this month: White House

Mar 08, 2017 04:18

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is set to visit the United States and meet with President Donald Trump in Washington this month, the White House says.
Iraq calls on US to fully remove Muslim travel ban

Mar 08, 2017 03:47

Iraq, which has been excluded from a revised US travel ban, decries the prohibition in its entirety, calling on Washington to respect the dignity of the six other Muslim-majority states and remove them from the blacklist.