Recent News Headlines : Amsha - Iraq

THE HUNT FOR ISIS PIVOTS TO REMAINING POCKETS IN SYRIA


The assaults are converging on Islamic State holdouts from opposite sides of the Euphrates, which bisects the province... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 84

IRAQ'S PARAMILITARY TROOPS DEPLOYED AT SYRIAN BORDER


Iraq's Shia paramilitaries have deployed fighters to the Syrian border to support security forces after multiple attacks from within Syria... READ MORE

23rd December, 2017 981

SAUDI SISTERS WHO FLED TO TURKEY FEAR FORCED RETURN


They tried to flee to New Zealand on February 8 from Hong Kong, where they had arrived from Saudi Arabia via undocumented methods... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 2922

THERESA MAY DECLARES THAT ISLAMIC STATE HAS BEEN CRUSHED IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


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22nd December, 2017 890

EXCLUSIVE - LONDON-LISTED NMC IN TALKS TO RUN STRUGGLING SAUDI HOSPITAL: SOURCES


NMC Healthcare and the Saudi health ministry were not immediately available to comment... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 0

3YO GIRL ABANDONED IN IRAQI JAIL FOR 'ISIS WIDOWS' REUNITED WITH FAMILY IN RUSSIA


We faced an almost complete lack of information both when it comes to Iraqi officials and Russian embassy officials... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 247

AUSTRALIA ENDS ANTI-ISIS STRIKES IN IRAQ & SYRIA, PULLS FIGHTER JETS BUT VOWS TO CONTINUE 'SUPPORT'


Australia ends anti-ISIS strikes in Iraq Syria, pulls fighter jets but vows to continue 'support' -- RT World News... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 88

AUSTRALIA ENDS STRIKES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


Australia has said it will stop conducting air strikes against so-called Islamic State IS group targets in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 89

TRAUMATIZED YAZIDI SISTERS REUNITE THREE YEARS AFTER BEING CAPTURED, SOLD AND ENSLAVED BY ISLAMIC STATE


When Rosa, now 14, asked her Islamic State captors about her younger sisters, Bushra, 12, and Suhayla, 7, she was told they had been killed for misbehaving... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 2

CPJ: IRAQ, SYRIA, DEADLIEST COUNTRIES FOR JOURNALISTS


At least 15 journalists were killed while covering the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Syria this year, making the two Middle Eastern countries the deadliest for reporters... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 725

MOSUL IS A GRAVEYARD: FINAL IS BATTLE KILLS 9,000 CIVILIANS


But Mosul's gravediggers, its morgue workers and the volunteers who retrieve bodies from the city's rubble are keeping count... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 0

COST TO OUST ISLAMIC STATE FROM MOSUL


Of the nearly 10,000 deaths the AP found, around a third of the casualties died in bombardments by the U.S.-led coalition or Iraqi forces... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 8

9,000-PLUS DIED IN BATTLE WITH ISLAMIC STATE GROUP FOR MOSUL


Iraqi or coalition forces are responsible for at least 3,200 civilian deaths from airstrikes, artillery fire or mortar rounds... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 748

SAUDIS INTERCEPT YEMEN REBEL MISSILE TARGETING PALACE


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels says a missile fired over Riyadh has been intercepted... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 42

SAUDI INTERCEPTS YEMEN REBEL MISSILE OVER RIYADH


Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh state media... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 0

QUETTA CHURCH ATTACK VICTIM: WHAT PLACE IS SAFE?


Islamabad, Pakistan - No-one in the Gil family misses the weekly service at the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church, in Quetta... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 2316

NOW THAT ISIS IS GONE WILL US STAY IN IRAQ


Shortly after the Islamic State invasion of Iraq, Iran's government rushed aid and support to Shiite militias fighting against the ISIS offensive... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 870

TRUMP-SALMAN IMAGE IN ALGERIA ANGERS SAUDI ARABIA


-- ????????? Smwa2l December 16, 2017 The following day, Sami bin Abdullah al-Saleh, Saudi ambassador to Algeria, voiced the Saudi's annoyance with the image, Anadolu Agency said... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 4709

EMMANUEL MACRON PREDICTS ISIL WILL BE DEFEATED IN SYRIA BY FEBRUARY


France would now push for peace talks involving all parties in the six-year-old Syrian conflict, including President Bashar al-Assad, promising initiatives early next year... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 221

HAFTAR: LIBYA'S UN-BACKED GOVERNMENT'S MANDATE OBSOLETE


Self-styled national army chief, Khalifa Haftar, says national government created by 2015 UN-backed agreement is 'void'... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 812

GUNMEN ATTACK MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE IN KABUL


Gunmen stormed a military training centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, triggering clashes with police... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 1817

HOW DID ARMS BOUGHT BY U.S. END UP IN THE HANDS OF ISIS?


Here are a few takeaways o ISIS used rockets supplied by the United States -- possibly in violation of agreements with weapons makers... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 167

U.S. JETS FIRE FLARES TO WARN RUSSIAN JETS IN SYRIA


US jets fire flares to warn Russian jets in Syria... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 72

ISIS CAPTURES U.S.-SUPPLIED WEAPONS FROM SYRIAN REBELS


Sophisticated weapons the U.S. military secretly provided to Syrian rebels quickly fell into the hands of the Islamic State, a study released Thursday disclosed... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 7838

SYRIA: POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION BOOMING IN JARABLUS


Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid reports from Jarablus in northern Syria, where construction is booming and a local council runs education, health and sanitation services... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 157

SYRIAN OPPOSITION SEEKS DIRECT GENEVA TALKS WITH REGIME


The Syrian opposition has said it wants direct talks with the government, as it attends a fresh round of meetings in Geneva to discuss political transition... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 130

BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY BORIS JOHNSON MEETS IRAN PRESIDENT AS HE LOBBIES FOR JAILED AID WORKER


International sanctions against Iran have only recently been lifted as part of the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal to curb Tehran's disputed uranium enrichment programme... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 0

KURDS SLAM ABADI'S PESHMERGA SNUB IN ISIL SPEECH


The prime minister's failure to mention the contribution of Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the fight against ISIL drew quick condemnation from the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG ... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 1151

IRAQ DECLARES COMPLETE VICTORY IN THE WAR AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE


Last month, Iran and Russia declared victory over the Islamic State in Syria, though fighting continues in small pockets near the border with Iraq... READ MORE

10th December, 2017 638

IRAQ FORMALLY DECLARES END TO FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE


Iraqi forces pushed back against the group city by city, finally retaking Mosul this summer... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 1367

Trending News Headlines : Amsha

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT: THE WAR ON TERROR HAS COST $250 MILLION A DAY FOR 16 YEARS


A 2011 paper from Harvard Kennedy School professor Linda Bilmes estimated the cost of veterans' benefits as 600 billion to 1 trillion over the next 40 years... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 33682

IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE: MORE THAN 300 DIE IN HEAVY TREMOR


In 2003, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam in southeastern Iran, killing some 26,000 people... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 14576

IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO MORE THAN 400


More than 70,000 people were in need of emergency shelter, the Iranian Red Crescent said... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 12891

GORDON BROWN SAYS PENTAGON MISLED UK OVER CASE FOR IRAQ INVASION


Brown's intervention will reopen the debate about Britain's decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 10172

THIS MIGHT BE TRUMP'S SECRET IRAN WEAPON


While Saudi Arabia may have some diplomatic and economic sway over Lebanon, it cannot fight Hezbollah militarily... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 9532

ISRAEL INSTRUCTS DIPLOMATS TO SUPPORT SAUDIS


Leaked cable shows Israel told diplomats to support Saudi Arabia's war of words with Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 6164

GIRLS IN IRAQ 'COULD BE MARRIED AT NINE' IF DRAFT LAW IS APPROVED


The proposal is part of a draft law recently approved by 40 MPs that would see the restoration of religious courts, says Equality Now EN ... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 4180

BRITISH MAN FIGHTING ISIS IN SYRIA HAS BEEN KILLED IN RAQQA, SOURCES SAY


Oliver Hall, 24, who travelled to Syria last August, is believed to have been clearing mines with the Kurdish YPG... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 4124

SAUDI-LED COALITION FIGHTING IN YEMEN HINTS AT ACT OF WAR BY IRAN


He also pointed to Saudi Arabia's deals with Washington and London for arms being used in Yemen... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 4035

AT LEAST 445 KILLED AS HUGE EARTHQUAKE HITS IRAN-IRAQ BORDER


Iran's English-language Press TV said at least 450 people were killed and 7,000 were injured, while the semi-official Tasnim agency put the total at 445 killed and 7,370 injured... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 3806

HOUTHIS TAKE OVER YEMENI CAPITAL SANAA, ANNOUNCE 'END OF CRISIS' - LOCAL MEDIA


On Monday, Yemen's embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ordered his armed forces to launch a massive military offensive against Houthis in Sanaa... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 3353

STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS IRAQ AND IRAN, KILLING MORE THAN 130[1]


At least 129 people were killed in Iran's Kermanshah province on the Iraqi border, the provincial deputy governortold state television... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 2785

IRAN REJECTS MACRON'S CALL FOR TALKS ON MISSILE ISSUE


Iran says defence affairs not negotiable in response to President Macron's call for dialogue over its missile programme... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 2631

IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE: RESCUERS IN RACE FOR SURVIVORS


In 2003, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam in southeastern Iran, killing some 26,000 people... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 2425

ROUHANI: SAUDI TENSIONS WITH IRAN 'TO COVER UP DEFEATS'


Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of arming Houthi rebels in Yemen and blamed it for a missile attack north of its capital earlier in November... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 2311

ISIS STRATEGY: TRUMP TAKES CREDIT FOR ISIS SETBACKS


The Obama strategy was designed to support local ground forces in Iraq and Syria with coalition air power, advisers and training... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 2267

SYRIAN CIVIL WAR FAST FACTS


In response to continuing protests, the Syrian government announced several plans to appease citizens... READ MORE

27th October, 2017 2147

HOUTHI MISSILE ATTACK ON RIYADH A 'REACTION TO SAUDI AGGRESSION' - IRAN'S ROUHANI


Houthi missile attack on Riyadh a 'reaction to Saudi aggression' - Iran's Rouhani -- RT World News... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 2096

SAUDI-IRAN PROXY WARS: IN PURSUIT OF REGIONAL HEGEMONY


How does Saudi Arabia advance Sunnis by humiliating the Sunnis of Lebanon?... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 2062

IRAN-IRAQ QUAKE A SUDDEN WAVE OF DEATH


READ MORE Iran-Iraq earthquake What happened and why Fatemeh said people were screaming and wailing in the streets following the major temblor... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 1968

'US BETRAYAL OF KURDS AN ATTEMPT TO FIX TROUBLED RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & FAILED SYRIA POLICY'


Of course, they have never been fighting against the Syrian government forces... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1967

NASRALLAH REJECTS ARAB LEAGUE STATEMENT ON HEZBOLLAH


Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected claims made by Arab foreign ministers that the Lebanese group is arming rebels in Yemen... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1934

TENSION MOUNTS IN LEBANON AS SAUDI ARABIA ESCALATES POWER STRUGGLE WITH IRAN


But it was brought to a head on 3 November, at a lunch in Beirut being hosted by prime minister Saad Hariri... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 1931

MASS GRAVES 'OF ISIL VICTIMS' FOUND IN IRAQ'S HAWIJAH


Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected ISIL victims, many wearing prison uniforms, have been found in northern Iraq... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 1917

SAUDI-LED FORCES CLOSE AIR, SEA AND LAND ACCESS TO YEMEN


It was brought down near Riyadh airport without causing any casualties... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1650

'WHY WOULD WASHINGTON PUNISH US?' RESIGNING IRAQI KURDISTAN LEADER ACCUSES US OF BETRAYAL


Prior to the independence referendum, the Kurds fought alongside Iraqi forces in their US-backed campaign against Islamic State terrorists... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 1644

CANADA SUSPENDS SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE MISSION IN IRAQ


Fighting broke out between Iraqi and Kurdish forces on Oct. 16, after Iraqi forces seized the northern oil city of Kirkuk... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 1549

OFFICIALS RAISE IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL TO AT LEAST 530


The 2003 Bam earthquake in the southern Kerman province killed at least 31,000... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 1503

ISIL LOSES AL-QAIM IN IRAQ AND DEIR AZ ZOR IN SYRIA


ISIL has lost further ground in Iraq and Syria as the armies of both countries and the Syrian opposition squeeze its forces... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 1484

LEBANON'S PM QUITS OVER IRAN TENSIONS AND CONCERN FOR HIS SAFETY


Saad Hariri quits in speech televised from Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian influence in region and saying he fears assassination... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 1382


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