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 … ]
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 … ]
– 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 … ]
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 … ]
– 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 … ]
– 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 … ]
– 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 … ]
– 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 … ]
-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 … ]
– 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 … ]
– 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 … ]
– 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 … ]
-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 … ]
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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