Iraqi forces announced the launch of a major operation on Thursday to flush remaining ISIL terrorist group militants out of the western desert near the border with Syria. The arid, sparsely populated wastelands between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are the last refuge of the Takfiris in Iraq after troops ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday ISIL had been defeated from a military perspective but he would only declare final victory after ISIL militants were routed in the desert. Iraqi forces on Friday captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under ISIL control, signaling the ...
