Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled ‘jihadists’ inside west Mosul Saturday but still faced a tough and potentially protracted battle to retake the ISIL group’s bastion. Almost a week into a major push on the city’s west bank, they were gaining significant ground, taking on ISIL on several ...
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat from the kingdom in years, Iraqi officials said. He met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a foreign ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Another government official said it ...
