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ISIS kills police officer in Kirkuk province

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Peter Mulvany

The Islamic State group, ISIS, staged an attack early Monday in Kirkuk province and killed one police officer, Anadolu reports citing an official of internal security in the province. Afrasyav Kamil in statement reportedly indicated the terror group targeted a Read more

Headlines, World NewsAfrasyav Kamil, Anbar, Diyala, Iraq, ISIS, Kirkuk, Mansuriyah al-Jabal, Mosul, Salahuddin

Iraq: US establishes two military bases near Syrian border- officials

December 26, 2018 KanelkaTagba

The USA has established two military bases in western Anbar province, near the Syrian border, to help Iraqi forces thwart the infiltration of Islamic State group (ISIS) militants, an Iraqi official has revealed. “The US Army has established two new Read more

Headlines, World NewsAdel Abdul-Mahdi, Anbar, Iraq, military base, syria

Iraq Combs Anbar Desert to Chase remnants of IS

February 4, 2018 Jaber Ali

The Iraqi army launched a combing operation in Anbar’s deserts towards the Saudi borders to clear the area of remaining ISIS elements. Iraq announced the end of IS in Iraq last December after a military offensive that ousted the terrorist Read more

Headlines, World NewsAnbar, Iraq, ISIS, Maj. Gen. Mahmoud al-Falahi

Iraq: Mosul living two realities, UN official

August 9, 2017 KanelkaTagba

Lise Grande, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq who doubles as the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, has described the historic city of Mosul as “a tale of two cities” with reference to the level of Read more

Headlines, World NewsAnbar, Diyala, Hawija, Lise Grande, Mosul, Nineveh, Saladin, Tal Afar

Iraq: Baghdadi escapes, 13commanders killed in bombing

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Jaber Ali

Iraq fighter jets dropped bombs on a house in an orchard, in Anbar province, believed to be hosting a meeting of senior members of the Islamic State, including its leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi. A statement from the military mentioned the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAbu Bakr Baghdadi, Abu Janat al-Rawi, Abu Zaid, al-Qaida, Anbar, Iraq, Qaim, Raqqa, syria

Iraq: Progress Made amid Resistance, Commander Saadi

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 Jaber Ali

Lt. General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, commander in charge of the Fallujah operation, said there are “violent clashes” on the city’s outskirts as “the counter-terrorism troops along with other armed forces and Anbar (province) police have started pushing into the city” from Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAbdul-Wahab al-Saadi, Anbar, Daesh, Fallujah, Iraq, IS, Islamic State, violent clashes

Iraq denies presence of coalition ground troops

September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 meconfident

At the beginning of the week, different media claimed that around 160 U.S. troops arrived at the Habbaniyah air base to launch a ground assault on ISIS militants in Ramadi if only the Popular Crowd forces would withdraw from Anbar. Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAhmed Jamal, Anbar, Australia, France, Habbaniyah air, Iraq, ISIS, Karim Al-Nouri, Ramadi, Rasool, U.S., Yahya Rasool

Iraqi, Syrian forces Counter-attack to retake Ramadi & Palmyra

May 27, 2015 Jaber Ali

Iraqi and Syrian government forces have launched separately an offensive to drive away militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the cities of Ramadi and Palmyra. The Iraqi government has beeped up its military forces Read more

Headlines, World NewsAnbar, Ashton Carter, Damascus, Deir al-Zour, ISIL, Palmyra, Ramadi, syria

Iraq: PM al-Abadi calls for Tribal revolution against foreign army

January 7, 2015 Jaber Ali

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with newly elected Anbar province governor Suhaib al-Rawi in Baghdad and he used the occasion to underline the importance of tribal militias in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Tribal Read more

Headlines, World NewsAnbar, Baghdad, Haider al-Abadi, Iraq, jordan, Khaled Al Obeidi, Saudi Arabia, Suhaib al-Rawi, syria

Islamic State Commits Mass Killings in Iraq

November 3, 2014 Jaber Ali

Islamic State militants have killed 322 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe in western Anbar province. Among the slaughtered victims, there were dozens of women and children whose bodies were dumped in a well, say the Iraqi government. This mass Read more

Headlines, World NewsAlbu Nimr, Anbar, Haditha, Haider al-Abadi, Iraq, Islamic State, Mosul, Naeem al-Ga'oud, syria

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