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IRAN DECLARES END OF IS GROUP


The Revolutionary Guards has been fighting in support of Syrian and Iraqi governments for several years... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 0

IRAQI FORCES RETAKE THE COUNTRY'S LAST IS-HELD TOWN


Iraqi and American officials say IS militants are expected to continue carrying out insurgent-style attacks in Syria, Iraq and beyond... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 0

IRAQI FORCES ADVANCE ON ISIL-HELD RAWA IN ANBAR


Rawa is the last town still held by ISIL, apart from Albu Kamal, just across the Syrian border... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 757

SYRIAN ARMY RETAKES ONE OF ISIS'S LAST REMAINING URBAN STRONGHOLDS


ISIS's last territorial stronghold in Iraq was the town of Qaim, across the border from the Syrian town of Boukamal... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 203

FACT CHECK: TRUMP'S CLAIM THAT HE'S DONE MORE TO FIGHT ISIS DOESN'T HOLD UP


By the time Trump took office, Islamic State territory had fallen to 23,000 square miles, according to Jane's... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 3

TRUMP SAYS RAQQA DEFEAT SIGNALS ISLAMIC STATE'S END 'IN SIGHT'


Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with Russia and Iran could also emerge as the major powers in Syria as Islamic State fades there... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 166

THIS IS WHAT VICTORY OVER ISIS LOOKS LIKE


The ousting of Islamic State militants this week from Raqqa was filled with symbolism... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 3287

IRAQ PM DENIES ATTACK PLAN AS TENSIONS RISE WITH KURDS


Iraqi Kurdish forces closed the two main roads connecting Arbil and Dohuk with the northern city of Mosul for several hours, a Kurdish military official said... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 0

ISIL KILLS SEVEN SOLDIERS IN ANBAR PROVINCE


Wednesday's attacks targeted several positions held by Iraqi forces in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the sources added... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 159

ABADI: OPERATION LAUNCHED TO RETAKE HAWIJA FROM ISIL


Hawija, located in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, 240km north of Baghdad, is one of the last pockets of territory held by ISIL fighters in Iraq... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 912

RUSSIA DENIES AIRSTRIKE THAT WOUNDED SIX US-BACKED FIGHTERS


Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say raid occurred on eastern side of Euphrates river in area liberated from Isis... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 250

IRAQI FORCES ATTACK ISIL IN AKASHAT NEAR SYRIA BORDER


Iraqi armed forces have started an offensive to dislodge ISIL fighters from an area on the border with Syria, south of the Euphrates river... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 146

TWIN SUICIDE ATTACKS LEAVE SCORES DEAD IN SOUTHERN IRAQ


Shooting and car-bomb attacks claimed by ISIL kill at least 74 people in Iraq's southern Thi Qar province... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 2439

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INDIAN ENGINEER NAMED SADDAM HUSSAIN CANNOT GET A JOB


More than 10 years after being executed, Saddam Hussein remains a huge presence in the life of one man... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 5201

SAUDI ARABIA TO REOPEN BORDER WITH IRAQ AFTER 27 YEARS


Saudi Arabia plans to open the Arar border crossing with Iraq for the first time since 1990, according to Saudi local news media and officials... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 4008

IRAQI ARMY MISTAKENLY BOMBS CIVILIANS IN ISIL-HELD CITY


Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 3868

EAST MOSUL FULLY LIBERATED FROM ISIL


The UN human rights office also said ISIL fighters have taken over many hospitals in western Mosul and are using them as military bases... READ MORE

25th January, 2017 2791

IRAQ PM TO CELEBRATE VICTORY OVER IS IN THE CITY


Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi arrives in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for victory over IS... READ MORE

9th July, 2017 2631

AWAY FROM IRAQ'S FRONT LINES, THE ISLAMIC STATE IS CREEPING BACK IN


Civilians, carrying a white flag and a few belongings, seek to escape fighting between Islamic State militants and Iraqi security forces in the city of Mosul... READ MORE

23rd February, 2017 2497

28/74 ISIS FIGHTERS IN SYRIA


At least 125 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq... READ MORE

3rd July, 2016 2372

A REMINDER OF THE PERMANENT WARS


In Iraq and Syria, between Saturday and Monday, the United States conducted about 45 strikes against Islamic State targets... READ MORE

9th September, 2016 2017

ISIL ATTACKS IRAQI POLICE NEAR NAJAF, KILLS SEVEN


A federal police officer said Iraqi forces had taken near total control of Intisar and Siha neighbourhoods, and were clearing Salam... READ MORE

1st January, 2017 1955

DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS TELLS WORRIED IRAQ


Defense Secretary Mattis tells worried Iraq No U.S. plan to seize your oil... READ MORE

20th February, 2017 1702

ISIS MAY BE ON ITS KNEES BUT IT WILL RISE AGAIN IF WE DON'T BREAK THE CYCLE


The group is also projected to lose its second pillar, Raqqa in Syria, by the end of this year... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 1666

ISLAMIC STATE RETREAT REVEALS TERROR PLOTS AGAINST EUROPE


Maj Gen Jones said I am absolutely certain that an extraordinary amount of intelligence will come out of Mosul... READ MORE

28th November, 2016 1631

TURKISH-BACKED SYRIAN REBELS RECAPTURE TOWN OF DABIQ FROM ISIS


Syrian rebel fighters backed by Turkey have seized the town of Dabiq from Islamic State, a symbolically crucial victory in the fight against the terror group... READ MORE

16th October, 2016 1567

IRAQI ARMY'S ELITE FORCE PAUSES ADVANCE NEAR MOSUL


Islamic State fighters stormed police stations and buildings in Kirkuk on Friday, killing about 100 security force members and civilians... READ MORE

25th October, 2016 1560

ISLAMIC STATE HOLDS UP IRAQI ARMY SOUTH OF MOSUL


The fall of Mosul would mark Islamic State's effective defeat in Iraq... READ MORE

27th October, 2016 1507

IRAQ FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION TO TAKE ISIL-HELD TOWN


Northern Sherqat is targeted as Iraqi troops and militias move to secure supply lines ahead of the battle for Mosul... READ MORE

20th September, 2016 1427

BATTLE FOR MOSUL: IRAQI ARMY MAKING ADVANCE


For two days ISIL forced Iraqi security forces to declare a state of emergency in the northern city of Kirkuk... READ MORE

25th October, 2016 1426

IRAN CHANGES COURSE OF ROAD TO MEDITERRANEAN COAST TO AVOID US FORCES


The US buildup in north-eastern Syria has alarmed officials in Baghdad and Tehran... READ MORE

16th May, 2017 1210

MOSUL RESIDENTS 'WON'T LEAVE' DESPITE DIRE CONDITIONS


Seven weeks into the Mosul operation, the remaining residents struggle for basics of survival... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 1209

BAGHDAD BOMB TOLL HITS 200; IRAQIS TAKE OUT ANGER ON PM AL-ABADI


ISIS militants still control Iraq's second-largest northern city of Mosul, north of Baghdad... READ MORE

5th July, 2016 1179

AMBUSH KILLS OFF-DUTY IRAQI SOLDIERS IN ANBAR PROVINCE


Backed by the US-led coalition, Iraqi forces launched an operation, their largest in years, in mid-October last year to retake the city... READ MORE

24th April, 2017 1053

U.S. SEES A VITAL IRAQI TOLL ROAD, BUT IRAN SEES A THREAT


Mr. Abadi has awarded the development project to Olive Group, although the final details are still being worked out... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 946

HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST BATTLES STILL TO BE FOUGHT AGAINST ISIS


The battle in Mosul is finally over, but the militants still control a sizable area, mostly in Syria but also Iraq... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 921

IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES JOIN BATTLE TO RETAKE MOSUL FROM ISIS


The Kurdish forces, or peshmerga, who are also taking part in the offensive, announced a large-scale operation to the north and north-east of Mosul on Thursday... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 900

IRAQI ARMY DENIES BOMBING CIVILIANS IN ISIL-HELD QAIM


Military claims air strikes killed ISIL foreign fighters, accusing media and politicians of aiding propaganda effort... READ MORE

8th December, 2016 848

SAUDIS IN TALKS OVER ALLIANCE TO REBUILD IRAQ AND 'RETURN IT TO THE ARAB FOLD'


Pact would give Saudi Arabia a leading role in rebuilding war-torn country, and allow it to shepherd Iraq away from its rival Iran... READ MORE

19th August, 2017 838

IRAQI FORCES ENTER FALLUJA ENCOUNTERING LITTLE FIGHT FROM ISIS


Referring to the Islamic State in Falluja, he said It's certainly not one big amorphous mass... READ MORE

18th June, 2016 706

IRAQ STRIKES ISLAMIC STATE IN MOSUL DAYS AFTER DECLARING VICTORY


Daesh is hiding in different places, he said, using an acronym for Islamic State... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 691

BRITAIN'S MOST EXPERIENCED SNIPER TELLS OF HIS FRUSTRATION IN IRAQ


Soldier training Iraqi army in remote base says he would love to help fight against Isis in Mosul but has not been allowed out... READ MORE

29th November, 2016 656

IRAQ SAYS BALAD SUICIDE BLAST IS ISIS ATTEMPT TO STIR UP SECTARIAN WAR


Iraqi officials claim the Thursday night attack was the most brazen attempt yet by Isis to reignite sectarian chaos... READ MORE

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