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Troops of US-led Coalition Deployed in Iraq Reach 8,000

The number of troops on the ground in Iraq as part of a US-led coalition against the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group now stands at some 8,000, a US official announced on Tuesday. “The number of coalition forces in Iraq is now 8,000 personnel, ...

September 28, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Forces, Liberates Three Towns West of Ramadi

Iraqi forces liberated and raised the national flag in three towns west of Ramadi, local media reported on Wednesday. Al-Sumaria TV quoted a high-ranking military official in Anbar district that the Iraqi army along with tribal fighters liberated three towns in al-Doulab Island from ISIL Takfiri terrorists. “A military force ...

September 28, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi authorities have deployed thousands of forces to secure the four-day festival of Eid al-Adha

Bombings in Baghdad Kill Seven at Least

Bombings killed at least seven people and wounded at least 25 in a eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, security and medical officials said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Baghdad Jadida area and a suicide bomber then detonated an explosive vest, the officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility ...

September 27, 2016

Middle East

Suicide Bomber Kills Six in Baghdad

A suicide bomber killed six people in western Baghdad on Sunday, a security spokesman said, a day after bomb and gun attacks hit a city north of the capital. The bomber detonated an explosive belt in the Iskan area, also wounding 18 people, according to a statement from security spokesman ...

September 25, 2016

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Gun, Suicide Bomb Attacks Kill 12 in Iraq’s Tikrit

Militants killed 12 people in a shooting and a suicide bombing on Saturday in the northern city of Tikrit, police said. The attacks, which targeted one checkpoint on the west side of the city and another on its northern edge, also wounded 23 people, officers said.

September 24, 2016

Middle East

US Defense Secretary Arrives in Iraq

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday on an unscheduled visit. “Carter arrived at Baghdad International Airport for talks with Iraqi politicians and security officials,” Iraqi officer Hasan al-Nawfal told Anadolu Agency. He said Carter’s talks in Baghdad will focus on an anticipated offensive to ...

September 23, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Forces Liberate Baghdadi Island in Anbar

Iraqi army and the Hashd Sha’bi forces (Popular Mobilization Forces) managed on Friday to seize full control over the Baghdadi island after liberating it from the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group, a statement by The Joint Operations read. The national military inflicted ISIL terrorists ...

September 23, 2016

Middle East

Pentagon to Dispatch 500 More Troops to Iraq: WSJ

The US military is requesting authority to send up to 500 new troops to Iraq ahead of a much-anticipated campaign to take back Mosul from Islamic State, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. “The new deployment would bring the overall U.S. presence to as high as 6,400,” it said, noting ...

September 23, 2016

Middle East

Iraq Announces Recapture of Northern Town from ISIL

Iraq announced Thursday that its forces have recaptured a northern town from the ISIL group in an operation launched ahead of a push for the city of Mosul. Security forces began the operation on Tuesday to oust the ISIL group from Sharqat, a town near supply lines needed for the ...

September 22, 2016

Middle East

Iraqi Forces Gain Ground from ISIL in Mosul

Iraqi forces are gaining ground in a northern town that they are fighting to retake from terrorists ahead of a push for the city of Mosul, commanders said on Thursday. Security forces began the operation on Tuesday to oust the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) ...

September 22, 2016