ISIL

Battle for Mosul begins; time of victory has come: Iraqi PM

Oct 17, 2016 01:15

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of operations to liberate the town of Mosul from Daesh terrorists.
Kerry to hold talks with allies in London over Syrian conflict

Oct 16, 2016 12:30

US Secretary of State John Kerry is due in London for talks with his European allies over the Syrian conflict after a fresh round of international talks on the Arab nation ended inconclusively in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
Iraqi: Zero hour for Mosul liberation operation approaching

Oct 16, 2016 10:39

The Iraqi army troops have been deployed 15 kilometers from the city of Mosul in Nineveh Province and the country's volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) are waiting for announcement of the zero hour to attack ISIL's military positions.
Syrian soldiers engage in fierce clashes with ISIL terrorists east of ancient Palmyra

Oct 16, 2016 10:37

Military sources said on Sunday that the Syrian Army troops engaged in heavy fighting with ISIL in the oil-rich regions near Palmyra (Tadmur) in eastern Homs, killing or wounding dozens of them.
Report: ISIL drowns 12 Iraqi kids, women in Tigris River

Oct 16, 2016 10:35

The ISIL has drowned a dozen Iraqi children and their mothers in Tigris River as they were trying to escape from the terrorist group in northern Iraq, media reports said.
FM holds separate talks on Syria with Iraq, Russia counterparts in Lausanne

Oct 15, 2016 14:26

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate talks with his Iraqi and Russian counterparts in the Swiss lakeside city of Lausanne about a solution to the crisis in Syria.
Iran vows to stand by Iraq in campaign against terrorists

Oct 15, 2016 14:26

The Foreign Ministry has denounced the latest deadly bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the Islamic Republic will support Iraq in its fight against terrorists until their final defeat.
Iraq cannot handle Mosul offensive alone, Erdogan claims

Oct 15, 2016 14:25

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed the Iraqi government cannot push the Daesh Takfiri terror group out of Mosul alone, expressing Turkey’s readiness to take part in the planned military operation to liberate the city.
Syria talks kick off in Lausanne

Oct 15, 2016 12:20

Talks have begun in the Swiss city of Lausanne on a resolution to the crisis in Syria, with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in attendance.
Egyptian jets strike terrorists in restive Sinai after deadly attack

Oct 15, 2016 12:15

Egypt has launched airstrikes against Takfiri terrorists in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula, a day after Daesh terrorists attacked a security checkpoint in the area and shot 12 soldiers dead.