Turkish Defense Minister Akar: We respect the territorial integrity of neighboring countries and our military operations in Syria and Iraq is not optional but the need to eliminate terrorism
2 week agoMilitary Intelligence managed to seize 3 of those ISIS-made suppressors from a tunnel in Makhoul range today. A total of 4 tunnels were destroyed this morning.
A final message, as well, from the US Special Envoy to the Defeat ISIS Coalition, @brett_mcgurk "I wish my former civilian and military colleagues well as they work under extremely difficult circumstances to protect the interests of our great country."
IQAF bombarded Susah SE Deir ez-Zur
Israel's army top spy says Iraq is under growing influence of Iran, suggests Israel could attack there as it does in Syria
'Ridiculous,' says KRSC after Syria puts Masrour Barzani on terror list
Syria's state news agency says President Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus.
US military says it is responsible for inadvertently killing 1,139 civilians in the ISIS war since August 2014, in 31,406 airstrikes per new internal @CENTCOM accounting. Also says 12 killed in May 2017 strike on Mosul bomb making facility from secondary explosion.
Iraqi SWAT forces arrest reporter covering protests in front of Basra Province government building. Initially, security forces tried to seize his equipment. When he resisted, he was arrested.
Damascus and Baghdad agree to raise the level of security coordination to combat the terrorism in the two countries
2 week agoPMU start a new operation against Isis sleepe cells in Tikrit desert
2 week agoRenewed demonstrations in Basra in front of the provincial building to demand the removal of the governor, and dissolved the provincial council.
3 week agoIraqi protesters wearing yellow vests, imitating the French "YellowVests" movement, demonstrate against corruption and lack of services in the southern city of Basra on December 28, 2018.
ISIS attacked Iraqi Police near Khanaqin, Diyala Province. At least two killed dozen wounded.
TSK ground troops killed 5 PKK militants in northern Iraq which were attempting to attack a forward base, a number of weapons and ammonition was also recovered. Several ground sweeps are on going with air support at hand.
Iraqi PMU targeting town of Al-Baguz in the eastern countryside of Deir Al-Azur with heavy artillery
3 week agoShiite cleric Ali al-Sistani meets Sheikh Issa Qassem in Najaf.
3 week agoKata'ib Sayyid Shuhad KSS once again shelled ISIS positions in Soussa tonight
ISIS Daesh claims 3rd attack few klicks west of Al Qaim, Anbar province killing 7 ISF troops, destroying 1x HUMVEE, capturing weapons and ammo and 1 x military vehicle. Iraq
Sounds of a large explosion and sirens at the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Iraq's PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi says Iraqi authorities were informed in advance about Trump's visit to Al-Asad airbase and Trump phoned to invite him to the White House.
3 week agoTrump in Ain Al Asad military base, Anbar, Iraq.
Several political parties in Iraq have released statements condemning Trump's visit and calling for an emergency session in parliament to discuss the acceleration of legislation to evict American forces from the country.
Per White House travel pool, @POTUS described ISIS as "very nearly defeated" during his visit to Al Asad Airbase in Iraq
In Iraq, President Trump says he wants to visit the US-Mexico border before the next State of the Union speech.
3 week agoFrom @WhiteHouse radio pool reporter @tamarakeithNPR.
More from @POTUS in Iraq on his Syria decision: "Our presence in Syria was not open ended and it was never intended to be permanent," he told US troops there, per @Reuters
Trump: US military may take Iraq as base to launch operations inside Syria
Trump: We have no intention to withdraw troops from Iraq.
