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Iraq Forces Getting Ready for First Push into Mosul

Elite Iraqi forces were poised Tuesday for a first push into Mosul, after the prime minister warned terrorist groups who hold the city have no choice but to surrender or die. Forces from Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) were fighting the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) in ...

November 1, 2016

Middle East

Advancing Iraqi Forces near Mosul City Limits

Iraqi special forces neared the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the ISIL group stronghold entered its third week. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian town of Bartalla towards Mosul’s eastern ...

October 31, 2016

Middle East

National Security Adviser in the Iraqi government and President of Popular Mobilization Forces, Faleh al-Fayyad (L), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R)

Faleh Al-Fayyad Says East of Syria Is Next Front of PMF after Mosul Campaign

National Security Adviser in the Iraqi government and President of Popular Mobilization Forces, Faleh al-Fayyad, revealed on Saturday that Iraqi forces might move to Syria after the liberation of Mosul city with the aim “to chase the ISIL group,” in reference to the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the ...

October 30, 2016

Middle East

PMF: Military Operations to Liberate Western Mosul Kicks off

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces announced on Sunday the start of military operations west of Mosul to liberate the vast territories and restore them from the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) takfiri group, stressing that the goal behind the operations is to encircle the city completely and ...

October 30, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces Liberate Seven Villages South West of Mosul

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces managed on Saturday to liberate seven villages in south west of Mosul city from the occupation of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri group, along with 35 km in the depth of the area, PMF website reported. PMF declared Tal Tibah ...

October 30, 2016

Middle East

Iraq Says Foiled ISIL Attack on Ramadi

Iraqi officials said Saturday that the security forces foiled an attack by ‘jihadists’ of the ISIL group on the city of Ramadi, capital of the western province of Anbar. The reported thwarted attack led to 11 arrests and comes after a string of diversionary attacks by the ‘jihadists’ since the ...

October 29, 2016

Middle East

Iraq Popular Forces Launch Operation to Cut Mosul off from Syria

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched an operation Saturday to retake the town of Tal Afar from the ISIL group and cut ‘jihadist’ supply lines from Mosul to Syria, a spokesman said. “The operation aims to cut supplies between Mosul and Raqa and tighten the siege of (ISIL) in Mosul ...

October 29, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Army Says over 770 ISIL Killed in Mosul Fight

Iraq’s military said Friday it had killed close to 800 terrorists of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ terrorist group since Oct. 17 in the ongoing offensive to recapture the northern city of Mosul. The Iraqi army, backed by US-led coalition airstrikes, recently launched a much-anticipated operation ...

October 28, 2016

Middle East

A gunman of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

ISIL Executes over 230 Iraqi Civilians in Mosul

The so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group executed on Thursday over 230 civilians in Mosul as the battle to liberate the Iraqi city from the terrorist group has gained momentum, an Iraqi official said. “ISIL militants continued to commit atrocities in the province of Nineveh, ...

October 28, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafrai

Jaafari: US-led Coalition’s Actions in Syria Require More Coordination With Russia

Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari said Thursday the US-led coalition actions in Syria required more coordination with Russia. “Look what ISIL has done around the world. But, of course, they are destroyed in Iraq thanks to the efforts of the heroes of the Iraqi army,” Jaafari said at a press ...

October 27, 2016