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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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