Kurdish activists are claiming that dozens of ISIS fighters were killed when they made failed attempts to press further in their recent counterattack on U.S.-backed SDF forces in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border.
1 year agoSouth Syria: artillery shelling and ISIS guerilla tactics continue on Safa front. Offensive in E. Suweida desert entered its 3rd month today. Pictures show some soldiers recently killed and one IS Iraqi fighter captured.
Despite widespread expectations that Iraq would be exempt from new Iran sanctions, it was not on Pompeo's list of 8 exceptions just announced - China, India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey
Abdul Mahdi: PMU gave a force to the army and police and the rest of the security services
1 year agoNew PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi met with Hashd senior leadership at Hashd HQ in Baghdad
Yesterday, Iraqi National Security Council decided during a meeting chaired by PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi with presence of Foreign Minister, chief of Intelligence service and army commanders to postpone signing on UN treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Iraq Counter-terrorism service 2nd ISOF Brigade commander announces arrest of terrorist cell in Kirkuk city. Cell contained 26 individuals, including women. Cell responsible for all terrorist attacks in Kirkuk city and had explosives, 2 car bombs, silenced weapons, etc.
Hashd al-Shaabi and PKK-affiliated YBS are coordinating to prevent the return of the (pro-KRG) legitimate administration to Shingal. Shia militias have handed over security dossier in some areas around Shingal to the PKK-affiliated group.
Iraqi security media center declared that Ninawa police command forces arrested a terror suspect and dismantled 12 IEDs in search operations in several villages in Mosul on Sunday.
ISIS claims at least 50 dead and injured in multiple IED attacks in different Baghdad areas
Multiple bombings hit the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. At least 3 killed and 14 wounded.
Four explosions shake Baghdad on Sunday - Aadan Square (north) kills 2, injures 4 - Shuula (northwest) kills 1, injures 2 - Habibiyah (east) injures 5 - Turath (south) injures 3
Khamenei: I sincerely thank Iraqi nation, government and brethren who hosted, welcomed and treated with love the pilgrims as well as the Iraqi prominent and political figures for facilitating the ArbaeenWalk. They did a great job.
1 year agoHere is a video that shows the scale of this disaster. Thousands of fish die mysteriously in Babylon province, Iraq
Explosion rocks Hizbollah Movement office in Tuz Khurmatu resulting in human casualties. The building is believed to be a Hashd al-Shaabi weapons cache. Iraq
1 year agoAn explosion rocks the town of Khurmatu in Iraq's Salahuddin province.
1 year agoCentral Bank of Iraq has sanctioned the Cham Wings Airlines "Belong to Rami Makhlouf", Syrian Arab Airline, and My Aviation Company Limited because of their role in supporting the terrorist groups.
Only a few months after Basra water crisis spilled over, thousands of carp have died south of Baghdad in fishy circumstances. @AFP drone footage
ISIS militants killed 6 Iraqi soldiers near Rabia, north western Mosul.
Deir ez-Zur Baghuz: The Iraqi army and the PMU(Hashd al Shaabi) have been carrying artillery and heavy machinegun fire towards Syriatel hill, Baghuz-Tahtani and Farazat oilfields in Badia al-Baguz from the inside Iraqi territory on the Baguz border on the Syrian-Iraqi border.
French Army denies the IS claim concerning "the death of a French soldier in Tuz Churmatu, Salahudin, Iraq"
ISIS claims killing a French soldier and 3 Peshmerga injuring a fourth in clash near Balkana village Salahuddin province yesterday
ISIS attempts to infiltrate from Syria into Iraq in Rabii'a subdistrict 130 kilometers west of Mosul. In following clash, 4 Iraqi soldiers killed and 2 ISIS near Iraqi border
Turkish Armed Forces hit PKK in Metina and Gara areas in North Iraq
International Coalition in Iraq aircraft kill 19 ISIS in Makhmur district in southeast Ninawa Province in support of Iraqi Federal Police security operation.
Nineveh is the worst affected province, with 65 civilian casualties (29 killed, 36 injured), followed by Baghdad.
Two power supply towers blew up by ISIS in Hawija, SW Kirkuk.
1 year agoUnits from 9th Armored Division arrive to the Syrian border.
1 year agoInherent Resolve:A New Zealand army instructor assigned to Task Group Taji, teaches building clearing drills to Iraqi soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 41st Brigade at Camp Taji, Iraq, Sep. 22.
1 year agoFootage of the ongoing clashes between Arab and Kurds farmers in Daquq, southern Kirkuk.
