Iraq has begun an offensive to retake Hawija, one of two remaining bastions of the ISIL group in the country, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Thursday. “At the dawn of a new day, we announce the launch of the first stage of the liberation of Hawija, in accordance with our ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded suspension of the upcoming Kurdish independence referendum amid the central government’s strong opposition to the planned vote. The demand came after Iraq’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the deferral of the September 25 referendum to examine whether such a poll would be ...
