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ISIS eliminated from western Iraq: map
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The Iraqi Armed Forces officially liberated the strategic city of Al-Rawa in western Al-Anbar, today, after a short operation against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
Led by the 7th and 8th…
In pictures: ISIS establishes secret training camp in the countryside of Kirkuk
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At least one group of jihadist insurgents is on the loose in Kirkuk Province, ready to conduct hit-and-run attacks on the Iraqi Armed Forces.
Despite the predominately Sunni province being entirely under Iraqi Army…
Russia begins deliveries of T-90 tanks to Iraq
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Russia has begun delivering their elite T-90 tanks to the Iraqi military, Al-Sura News reported this afternoon.
“Russia begins deliveries of T-90 tanks to #Iraq with 73 scheduled to arrive to #Basra’s Umm Qasr Port…
Iraqi Kurdistan government promises not to secede
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The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), the regional administration of the autonomous Kurdish areas in Iraq, has stated that it will abide by the ruling of the Iraqi Supreme Federal Court that forbids the region from…
ISIS turns former US base in Iraq into gruesome mass grave
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Iraqi authorities have revealed that several mass graves containing the remains of at least 400 civilians executed by Daesh (ISIS) have been found at a former US military facility in the country’s Kirkuk Governorate.…
Iraqi forces take over Albukamal border-crossing
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Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units) forces have taken control over the Albukamal-Qa’im Crossing, Hezbollah’s official media wing reported tonight.
Hashd Al-Sha’abi will patrol the border and prevent…
Daesh militiants bribed Kurdish forces to flee Hawijah
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Iraqi army commanders say Kurdish Peshmerga forces have helped members of the Daesh Takfiri militant group and their families escape the town of Hawijah prior to its liberation by the Iraqi military earlier this month.…
Iraqi Lawmaker Outlaw Display of Israeli Flag, Say Reports
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Iraqi parliament passed a motion Tuesday, criminalizing any display of Zionist symbols in public gatherings across the Arab nation, Iraqi local news agencies reported.
The ban comes following the controversial…
“Daesh” Makes a Mass Graveyard Full of Dead Bodies
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The Iraqi armed troops are waging a large-scale operation against the Daesh terrorist group , backed by Saudi Arabia, in the area of Al-Huwaji in the country ,targeting squeezing terrorists from the part of the country…
Iraqi Troops Free H-2 Airbase near Syrian border
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The Iraqi Armed Forces waged their long-awaited Syrian border offensive, today, targeting "Daesh" last major stronghold near Syria’s Deir Ezzor province.
The Iraqi Armed Forces started the attack by raiding "Daesh" …