Iraq’s Hashd Shaabi paramilitary force announced on Sunday it has started a wide-scale security operation aimed at pursuing remnants of ISIL terrorists and securing the eastern governorate. Head of Hashd Shaabi’s Diyala Operations Taleb Al-Mousawi said the anti-terror operation kicked off at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. At least 3 brigades ...
Gunmen from the ISIL terrorist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi security officials said. The officials said the attack occurred in the Al-Azim district, an open area north of of Baqouba in Diyala province. The ...