Five Federal Police personnel were killed in an armed attack launched by Islamic State militants in western Mosul, a police source said on Wednesday. “Seven IS militants attacked a checkpoint for Federal Police in al-Rifa’ie district. The confrontations left five personnel killed,” the source told BasNews.
“The attackers then ran away toward an unknown destination,” the source added. According toRead more
Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said.
The district of Altun Kupri, or Perde in Kurdish, lies on the road between the city of Kirkuk — which fell to Iraqi forces on Monday — and Irbil,Read more
Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture Hawija, one of two pockets of territory in Iraq still under IS control, entering the town's outskirts after several hours of fighting, military commanders said.
Iraqi state TV broadcast live footage showing the area covered by thick black smoke, which rose from oil wells torched by the militants as aRead more
Iraqi forces invaded on Wednesday the first of three Islamic State bastions in western Anbar and near the borders with Syria, military and paramilitary sources were quoted saying. Iraqi forces invaded the town of Annah, hours after recapturing neighboring Rayhanna area, a military source told Baghdad Today. He said troops invaded the town from the Shuqaq al-Sakaniya (residential apartments) entrance,Read more
Sixteen Iraqi civilians have been killed and injured during an attack launched by ISIS extremist group against the governmental troops in the Iraqi city of Mousl. Meanwhile, security sources revealed that extremists launched a suicide attack against Heet district of Iraqi province of Anbar.
Thirty-four Islamic State militants, including a leader, were killed during armed confrontations in western Mosul, FederalRead more
Sixteen Iraqi civilians have been killed and injured during an attack launched by ISIS extremist group against the governmental troops in the Iraqi city of Mousl. Meanwhile, security sources revealed that extremists launched a suicide attack against Heet district of Iraqi province of Anbar.
Thirty-four Islamic State militants, including a leader, were killed during armed confrontations in western Mosul, Federal Police haveRead more
Sitting in a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses, pensioner Abdelraziq Abdelkarim enjoys the afternoon sun outside his house in Mosul after a day of rain. He does not flinch when a mortar opens fire just around the corner.
His home is on the busiest frontline in the northern Iraqi city just 200 m (yards) from IS militants' positions. Outside his house,Read more
Iraqi forces said they launched new assaults in Mosul's Old City on Monday after more than two weeks of only small advances and a high civilian death toll appeared to prompt a change in tactics.
A March 17 explosion that killed between 60 and 240 people according to conflicting accounts cast a shadow over the U.S.-backed offensive to drive ISRead more
ISIS militants shelled areas recaptured by Iraqi forces in western Mosul, hitting civilians fleeing the fighting early on Wednesday as troops edged their way through the narrow, dangerous streets of the Old City.
Heavy mortar fire killed at least five civilians and wounded more than 20 in Mosul Jadida and Rifak districts - areas that the militants had recently lostRead more
Iraqi air forces launched a number of combat missions to support the militants of Popular Mobilization Forces in the western side of Mousl, as the Federal Police forces advanced towards the building of Nineveh governorate to liberate it from the grip of ISIS. The military actions coincided with statements issued by an American General praising the Iraqi commitment to theRead more