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Controversy grips Iraq after removal of top commander
The sidelining of a prominent Iraqi general celebrated for helping oust extremists from Mosul has generated controversy in a country caught in a tug ... Features -
Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders
Iraq's military is preparing to take control of the international borders of the northern Kurdish region. The preparations are part of the central ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces battling in the center of Tal Afar
Iraqi military officials say forces have advanced into the center of the ISIS held town of Tal Afar. Iraqi spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasool told the ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul, PM sees victory soon
Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul’s Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture ISIS’s ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul battles as toll mounts
Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from ... Middle East -
Iraq warns Mosul civilians, tells ISIS ‘surrender or die’
Iraqi authorities have dropped leaflets over Mosul warning civilians to stay inside and are telling jihadists to “surrender or die” after ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces retake Bab Sinjar neighborhood in western Mosul
A military commander said on Thursday that the Iraqi forces have regained a new neighborhood from ISIS in western Mosul. “Units of the ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces storm Mosul neighborhoods, killing 173 ISIS militants
Iraqi forces have stormed four neighborhoods in the city of Mosul on Monday, killing about 173 ISIS militants including one high-rank leader. ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces gain foothold in northwest Mosul after surprise new push
Iraqi forces pushed further into Mosul from the north on the second day of a new push to speed up the nearly seven-month attempt to dislodge ISIS, ... Middle East -
Iraq forces retake large Mosul neighborhood from ISIS
Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighborhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the ISIS group after a week of intense fighting, a top ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces fight door-to-door in Mosul as offensive enters seventh month
Iraqi forces gained fresh ground in door-to-door fighting in the Old City of Mosul, a military spokesman said on Monday, as the US-backed offensive to ... Middle East -
VIDEO: ISIS uses man with special needs as suicide bomber in West Mosul
New video footage appears to show how ISIS recently used a man with special needs as a potential suicide bomber in West Mosul during an attack against ... Middle East -
Who are the prominent ISIS commanders recently killed in West Mosul clashes?
Baghdad – A number of ISIS-affiliated “Dabiq Army” militants, including five of their senior leaders, were killed when coalition air ... Features -
Iraqi forces launch renewed attack on Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces launched a renewed attack against militants in Mosul’s Old City on Monday, a senior commander said. The United Nations has warned ... Middle East -
Mosul battle heats up as Iraqi forces fight ISIS near airport
US-backed Iraqi forces fought ISIS fighters on Monday to clear the way to Mosul's airport, on the second day of a ground offensive on the militants' ... Middle East -
Mosul trader: ISIS fighters ‘went after expensive foreign brands’
The trader on ISIS militants: ‘They were the ones with money. They bought perfumes for themselves and for their wives’ Perspective -
Iraqi units clear Mosul buildings after advances
Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier Middle East -
ISIS crushes rebellion plot in Iraq’s Mosul
ISIS executed 58 people suspected of taking part in the plot after it was uncovered last week Middle East -
Iraq army with tribal volunteers liberate two villages from ISIS
Al-Mahboubiya and Al-Safakiya villages located in the island on the Euphrates river were recaptured from ISIS Middle East -
Iraq put out fire at four oil wells in freed town
Iraq has put out fires at four oil wells in the oil-producing region of Qayyara which Iraqi forces recaptured from ISIS Middle East -
Iraq army captures Qayyara oil region from ISIS
Removing ISIS from Qayyara is ‘an important step’ towards restoring Mosul, tweets PM’s media office Middle East -
Iraqi forces capture district in province north of capital
Iraqi forces are currently trying to head to Qayyarah Airfield West before embarking a full-fledged operation to liberate Mosul Middle East -
ISIS ‘using civilians as human shields’ in Fallujah
The Iraqi army's battle for Fallujah is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever fought against ISIS in one of its strongest bastions Middle East -
Iraq begins liberating heart of Fallujah
Iraq’s paramilitary forces on Saturday also withdrew from an eastern district in Fallujah after it was liberated Middle East -
Iraq ‘retakes’ western town of Rutba from ISIS
In addition to its linkage to Syria, Rutba was considered an important ‘support zone’ which ISIS was using to stage operations Middle East -
Iraqi forces enter remote western town held by ISIS
He said they faced little resistance in breaching ISIS defences, but expected the insurgents had holed up in buildings Middle East -
Iraq forces extend Ramadi control, rescue civilians
Federal forces declared victory earlier this week but the Anbar provincial capital has not been fully secured yet Middle East -
We can’t retake Mosul without Kurds, says Iraqi official
Mosul, 400 km north of Baghdad, has been designated by the government as the next target for Iraq’s armed forces Middle East -
After Ramadi’s liberation, PM vows to defeat ISIS
Iraqi forces have liberated the city of Ramadi and on Monday raised the national flag above the flashpoint government complex Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdish forces in anti-ISIS commando raid: officials
Iraqi forces have been slowly closing in on Hawijah in recent months Middle East