Recent News Headlines : Fallujah. - Iraq

IRAQ VICTORIES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE TOOK TOLL


MOSUL, IRAQ - In 2014, Abdulrahman Saad was taken from his home in Mosul by Islamic State fighters, leaving his family in limbo... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 1

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 1195

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

IRAQI PM DECLARES 'END OF WAR AGAINST IS' IN IRAQ


Iraqi PM declares end of war against IS in Iraq... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 0

IRAQI FORCES RETAKE LAST TOWN UNDER ISLAMIC STATE CONTROL


Still, Iraqi officials warn, the Islamic State poses a threat as it turns to more-traditional terrorist tactics... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 770

RUSSIA'S 'IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE' THAT THE U.S. HELPS DAESH WAS FROM A VIDEO GAME


Monitoring groups have accused the United States for increasing civilian deaths in Raqqa in the operation to rid Daesh militants from its de facto capital... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 34

RUSSIA POSTS VIDEO GAME IMAGE AS 'PROOF' U.S. IS AIDING ISLAMIC STATE


AFP was able to compare the images in the emailed Russian ministry statement with the images of the video game on YouTube and confirm the resemblance... READ MORE

15th November, 2017 10

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

DEVASTATION IN RAQQA RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT COST OF VICTORY OVER ISIS


Following Deir el-Zour, the Syrian government may want to go after Raqqa, or negotiate a return of the city with the Kurds... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 189

Trending News Headlines : Fallujah.

TRUMP REFUGEE ORDER DASHES HOPES OF IRAQIS WHO HELPED THE U.S.


The order temporarily suspends the United States' main refugee program and halts visas being issued to citizens of several predominantly Muslim countries, including Iraq... READ MORE

28th January, 2017 23051

THIS IRAQI SNIPER PICKS OFF ISIS FIGHTERS AS THEY HIDE BEHIND HUMAN SHIELDS


Iraqi federal police fire a mortar at an Islamic State position during the battle to recapture west Mosul, on April 12, 2017, in Mosul, Iraq... READ MORE

18th April, 2017 11523

TRUMP NAMES GEN JAMES 'MAD DOG' MATTIS AS DEFENCE SECRETARY


US President-elect Donald Trump has named General James Mattis as his defence secretary... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 8415

FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES AWAIT IRAQIS AS THEY MOVE AGAINST ISIL IN MOSUL


On Tuesday, the Iraqi army pressed ahead, while Kurdish allies paused after capturing villages east of the city... READ MORE

19th October, 2016 5790

U.S. PLANS TO HIT ISIL BEFORE MILITANTS GRAB HUMAN SHIELDS


Knights said Iraqi forces will probably not attempt to negotiate with the militants... READ MORE

6th September, 2016 5294

FOR THE 'CHILDREN OF ISIS,' TARGET PRACTICE STARTS AT AGE 6. BY THEIR TEENS, THEY'RE READY TO BE SUICIDE BOMBERS.


But there are times, she said, when Taim is overcome with dread, convinced that the Islamic State will never relinquish its hold on him... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 4571

ISIL EXECUTES CIVILIANS EN MASSE IN IRAQ


ISIL executed scores of people around Mosul and are stockpiling chemicals in civilian areas, according to the UN... READ MORE

11th November, 2016 4549

TURKEY WARNS SHIA MILITIAS FIGHTING ISIL FOR IRAQI TOWN


Erdogan said Turkish forces would step in if the militias unleash terror on Tal Afar, which they are preparing to seize from ISIL fighters... READ MORE

30th October, 2016 3862

IRAQI FORCES BEGIN ASSAULT TO RETAKE MOSUL FROM ISLAMIC STATE


For the first 48 hours, the offensive on the eastern front will be led by Kurdish forces known as peshmerga, Iraqi military officers said... READ MORE

16th October, 2016 3451

BATTLE FOR MOSUL: CIVILIANS FACE 'IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE'


As the Mosul offensive begins, protecting civilians must be an essential part of military strategies, said Filippo Grandi, UN high commissioner for refugees... READ MORE

18th October, 2016 2797

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

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

CLINTON, TRUMP TACKLE NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES IN DEBATE PREVIEW


Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump tackle national security issues in debate preview... READ MORE

8th September, 2016 2243

ISIS 'ABDUCTS 2,000 CIVILIANS TO USE AS HUMAN SHIELDS' WHILE FLEEING MANBIJ


In January, Isis abducted more than 400 civilians, including women and children, as it overran parts of Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria... READ MORE

12th August, 2016 2071

IRAQ: SECURITY FORCES RECAPTURE SHIRQAT FROM ISIL


Iraq's army says it has completely liberated Shirqat from ISIL ahead of a military campaign to recapture Mosul... READ MORE

23rd September, 2016 1890

KURDISH-LED FORCE ANNOUNCES START OF OPERATION TO RECLAIM RAQQA FROM ISIS


Over the summer, Turkish forces intervened in northern Syria, targeting Islamic State militants but also acting as a curb to Kurdish territorial ambitions in the country... READ MORE

6th November, 2016 1814

MOSUL: TOWN OF TAL AFAR IN FOCUS ON WESTERN FRONT


Asadi said the operation, which began on Saturday, aimed to retake the towns of Hatra and Tal Abta, as well as Tal Afar... READ MORE

30th October, 2016 1778

'THE SMELL OF DEATH IS ALL OVER THE PLACE'


First, they came for Istanbul. Next, they came for Dhaka. Then, in the early hours of Sunday, they attacked Baghdad... READ MORE

3rd July, 2016 1640

SYRIA UN AMBASSADOR CAUGHT USING FAKE PHOTO AT COUNCIL


Bashar Jaafari claimed the photo showed Syrian soldiers helping in Aleppo, but it actually depicted a scene in Fallujah... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 1576

'IF RUSSIA IS NOT HITTING ISLAMIC STATE, HOW TO EXPLAIN LIBERATION OF PALMYRA?'


US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the fighting in Syria's Aleppo the worst humanitarian disaster since World War Two... READ MORE

18th October, 2016 1473

BOMB BLAST KILLS DOZENS IN AMIRIYAT AL-FALLUJAH


Iraq Bomb blast kills dozens in Amiriyat al-Fallujah... READ MORE

17th November, 2016 1446

WHO IS GENERAL 'MAD DOG' MATTIS?


Gen Mattis, who is dubbed Mad Dog, is known as much for his uncompromising approach to America's enemies as for his memorable turn of phrase... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 1430

IRAQI ATTACK ON MOSUL BEGINS WITH KURDISH FORCES MOVING IN FROM THE EAST


Mosul, about 250 miles north of Baghdad, is the Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq, and the city has come to symbolize the group's rise here... READ MORE

17th October, 2016 1424

GENERAL JAMES 'MAD DOG' MATTIS, DONALD TRUMP'S PICK FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENCEA


It's a hell of a hoot, General Mattis said, prompting laughter from some military members in the California audience... READ MORE

2nd December, 2016 1389

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

MOSUL: YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH QUESTIONS ANSWERED


Iraqi military inflicts 'heavy losses' on isis in mosul... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 1164

DOZENS KILLED IN WAVE OF SUICIDE CAR BOMB ATTACKS


Iraqi government forces backed by a US-led international coalition have since retaken many cities, including Tikrit and Fallujah... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 939

BOOBY-TRAPS PLAGUE NORTH IRAQ AS ISLAMIC STATE TARGETS RETURNING CIVILIANS


Islamic State militants are also expected to plant new areas as they fall back to the Syrian border... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 880

TRUMP COULDN'T HAVE MADE A BETTER PICK THAN GEN. MATTIS


Not just because Mattis is a battle-hardened Marine with a remarkable combat record... READ MORE

4th December, 2016 859


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