Iraq’s command of the joint operations in Mosul said it was not in rush to liberate the western flank of the city, stressing that “it is only a matter of time.” The command spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Rasoul , noted that the operations in west Mosul have been slow ...
Iraqi forces on Sunday foiled a double suicide car bomb attack by ISIL on a remote border crossing with Syria, officers and local officials said. “The attack was launched from the desert on the Iraqi side of the border,” said a senior military officer with an army division stationed in ...