The Iraqi military said Sunday that soldiers south of Mosul have recaptured the Nimrud area, home to the site of an ancient Assyrian city that was blown up by the ISIL Takfiri group. “Units of the 9th Armored Division completely liberate the Nimrud (area) and raise the Iraqi flag over ...
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi said that his country is coordinating with the Syrian authorities in order to control the borders, noting that Iraq is concerned with dealing with the Syrian government, not with the terrorist groups. Abadi also called on the Kurds to join the popular forces in ...