USA carries out fresh air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria
The United States of America has said on Sunday that it carried out another round of air strikes against militia in Syria and Iraq said Read more
Iraq
BREAKING:58 Killed In Baghdad COVID-19 Hospital Fire, Says Iraqi Official
Fifty-eight people were killed in a fire that ravaged at a COVID-19 hospital in the Iraqi capital overnight Sunday, according to an official toll. “The Read more
Iraq PM announces resignation after call from top Shi’ite cleric
BAGHDAD (9News Nigeria) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation on Friday after the country’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric called for lawmakers Read more
Iraqi protesters: ‘We don’t see any of our country’s wealth’
‘We have nothing to lose’: Iraqis vow to keep up protests Demonstrators seek political overhaul as death toll rises after days of unrest over long-standing Read more
Iraqi forces in full control of Kirkuk province
Iraqi forces have claimed control of all of Kirkuk province after intense fighting against Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The army says it captured the last town, Read more
Iraq refuses talks with Kurds about referendum results
The Iraqi government will not hold talks with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) about the results of Monday’s “unconstitutional” referendum on independence in northern Iraq, Read more
BREAKING: Attack near Iraqi embassy in Kabul reported
A suicide bomber has attacked a police compound and the nearby Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday, security officials in the Afghan capital say. Sources Read more
German Jihadi girl Wenzel arrested in Iraq
A German teenager, Linda Wenzel, suspected of joining the Islamic State jihadists in Iraq has been arrested in Mosul, a German judicial source said Saturday. Read more
BREAKING! Mosul: 40 Percent of Iraq’s Elite Forces Lost in Fight for City (Photo)
Iraq’s premier fighting force has lost 40 per cent of its men in the battle to liberate Mosul from Islamic State control. The Counter Terrorism Read more
BREAKING : Coalition Killed 603 Civilians in Iraq, Syria
London, Washington- At least 600 civilians have been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria by the US-led coalition fighting ISIS since the campaign began Read more
Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared “caliphate” – military
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces captured on Thursday the wrecked historic mosque of Mosul in which Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled “caliphate” three years ago, Read more
Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’
By Marius Bosch and Maher Chmaytelli MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its Read more
Iraqi forces say about to encircle Islamic State in Mosul’s Old City
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces said they were about to complete the encirclement of Islamic State’s stronghold in the Old City of Mosul, after Read more
Surviving on the front line in Mosul’s street battles
By John Davison MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Mohammed Fathi sat calmly on a plastic chair, twiddling his prayer beads as machine gun fire erupted from Read more
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic Read more
Mosul offensive: Iraqi forces storm airport in bid to retake city
Iraqi security forces have launched an attack on Mosul airport, a key part of the government’s offensive to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) militants from Read more
Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
BAGHDAD/SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their remaining stronghold in Mosul, in Read more
Five Iraqis, one Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York flight -airport sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following President Read more
Iraq special forces sweep Mosul University for remaining militants – spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces swept the campus of Mosul University on Sunday to clear it of any remaining Islamic State militants after taking Read more
Iraqi forces reach a second Mosul bridge, fight near university, military says
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces pushed forward to reach a second bridge that links eastern Mosul to the city’s west, which is still Read more
Suicide attacks kill 20 people in eastern Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Suicide bombs at two marketplaces in Baghdad, one of them claimed by Islamic State, killed at least 20 people on Sunday, police Read more
Iraqi special forces reach Tigris river in Mosul – spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul on Sunday for the first time in a U.S.-backed Read more
Iraq war veteran accused of killing five at Ft. Lauderdale airport
By Zachary Fagenson FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – An Iraq war veteran took a gun out of his checked luggage and opened fire in a Read more
Iraq forces launch operation to retake western area
Iraqi forces on Thursday launched an offensive aimed at retaking towns still under the control of the Islamic State group in western areas near the Read more
US airstrikes kill ISIL leaders
U.S. led coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) have recently killed several prominent leaders of that organisation, Air Read more
Residents alarmed as Iraqi soldiers spray Shi’ite graffiti in Mosul
* Shi’ite slogans have appeared in Mosul districts taken by army * The slogans risk upsetting Sunni population of Mosul * Officials worry about new Read more
Islamic State uses drones to attack Iraqi army in Mosul – military
By Ulf Laessing MOSUL, Iraq Nov 24 (Reuters) – Islamic State has been using drones to attack Iraqi troops advancing in the northern city of Read more
Arab Tribal Leader Accuses Iraqi Shi’ite Militiamen of Executions
An Arab tribal chief Wednesday accused Shi’ite militiamen west of the Iraqi city of Mosul of shelling civilians and of carrying out extrajudicial killings in Read more
Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime – HRW
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kurdish security forces have unlawfully destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq over the past two years in what Read more
Iraqi special forces seize Mosul district in fresh push
By Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed KOKJALI/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on Friday despite heavy resistance from Read more