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HomeIraqi forces

Iraqi forces

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Iraqi forces make quick gains in IS-held Tal Afar

August 21, 2017 MEO Staff

Iraqi forces have advanced from the south into Tal Afar, as the last Islamic State group militants prepare to ‘fight to the death’ in the stronghold. Iraqi forces and pro-government militias have made gains into [ More … ]

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Iraqi forces launch attack on Mosul’s Old City

June 18, 2017 MEO Staff

Iraqi forces started storming the Daesh-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. The historic district is the last still under control of the militants in the city which used to be their [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

More than 61 villages retaken from Daesh in Mosul: Sources

October 30, 2016 MEO Staff

– Nearly 1,400 families also liberated since start of ongoing campaign to retake Daesh-held city – Over 60 villages have been retaken from the terrorist group Daesh since the Oct. 18 start of the military [ More … ]

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Mosul: Key to solution or trigger of a regional war?

October 30, 2016 MEO Staff

BY: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* The Anti-DAESH fight has gained a new and critical dimension with the Mosul war. DAESH militants’ determination and resistance to withdrawing from the city reveals the importance of Mosul, which is the capital [ More … ]

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Peshmerga forces will not enter Mosul: Kurdish leader

October 27, 2016 MEO Staff

– Head of Kurdish Regional Government says ‘only Iraqi counter-terrorism forces’ will enter Mosul once Daesh is defeated – Kurdish Peshmerga forces will not enter Mosul, Masoud Barzani, president of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

2 more villages near Mosul fall to Iraq security forces

October 25, 2016 MEO Staff

– Iraqi forces now stand between 5 and 6 kilometers from Mosul’s easternmost neighborhoods, military sources say – Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have recaptured two more villages east of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist group, military [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

Iraqi forces storm Christian town near Mosul

October 24, 2016 MEO Staff

– The army says the town will be liberated within hours – Iraqi forces on Monday swept into a predominantly Christian town south-east of Mosul in northern Iraq, reported Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the [ More … ]

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Iraq seizes dozens of villages in 1st week of Mosul op.

October 24, 2016 MEO Staff

– The army says 772 Daesh militants were killed in battles – Iraqi forces have captured 74 villages and towns from Daesh militants in the first week of a major offensive aimed to oust the [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Daesh retakes parts of Rutba city in western Iraq

October 24, 2016 MEO Staff

-Rutba city was captured by Iraqi forces from Daesh six weeks ago – Daesh terrorists have recaptured parts of Rutba city in western Iraq as Iraqi troops pushed to retake the northern city of Mosul [ More … ]

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Iraqi forces take another 9 villages northeast of Mosul

October 24, 2016 MEO Staff

– Nearly 300 Daesh terrorists killed, 65 bombs destroyed in operation to retake Iraq’s second city – Iraqi forces recaptured nine villages northeast of Mosul on a wide-ranging military campaign to retake the city from [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

Turkish troops’ involvement in Mosul ‘out of question’

October 23, 2016 MEO Staff

– Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkish special forces could support Iraqi offensive but dismisses wider role – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday ruled out Turkish troops taking any part in the operation to [ More … ]

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Daesh, Iraqi forces clash in Kirkuk

October 22, 2016 MEO Staff

– Security forces patrol in armed vehicles on Kirkuk streets where efforts to clear Daesh continue – Street-to-street fighting between Daesh militants and security forces in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk took place on Saturday, a [ More … ]

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Daesh using civilians as human shields: Mosul children

October 21, 2016 MEO Staff

-As Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, militants use civilians as ‘human shields’, train children in suicide-bombing techniques – The Daesh terrorist group is using civilian hostages as “human shields” on the frontlines of the [ More … ]

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Update: Battle to Retake Mosul begins

October 17, 2016 MEO Staff

A much-anticipated Mosul offensive to liberate the city from Daesh began midnight Sunday, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, reported Anadolu Agency. In an address on state television, Abadi said only the Iraqi army and police [ More … ]

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