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Iraqi security forces captured more than a dozen Daesh terrorists, including a number of senior commanders, hours after five civilians were killed and several others injured in an attack in the eastern province of…

Baghdad, June 4 (IANS): Iraqi security forces killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants in a series of operations in Kirkuk, Nineveh and!--start>…

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants in a series of operations in the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh and Diyala, the army has announced. Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), backed by helicopters,…

Operation Strong Resolve began in the presence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustapha al-Kadhimi. Iraqi forces are targeting remaining pockets of Daesh in Anbar, which has been a hotspot for their terrorist activities since 2014. Kadhimi was…

Prince Charles presented medals to British troops who were used in a mission targeting the ISIS terror group in Iraq.A soldier who learned he was to become a father just before leaving for Iraq was among those recognized for their…

Authorities “set the dense jungles on fire to prevent to take shelter indoors" and came out of the places where the group members were hiding. Iraq continues to fight a low-level IS insurgency Iraq has continued…

BAGHDAD – The death of several soldiers in the western desert of Anbar and attacks further south in the same province have drawn attention to the vast swaths that have long been a hideout for insurgents. Although the danger has diminished…

CAIRO, February 2. /Then 24/. Iraqi Air Force and army units destroyed seven militants of the terrorist group "Islamic State" (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) north of Baghdad. This was announced on Wednesday by the press…

Iraqi intelligence forces have reportedly arrested the perpetrator of a recent rocket attack on the Baghdad International Airport compound, who has confessed to his affiliation with the United States. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iraqi…

Iraqi army forces identified and arrested seven elements of IS Takfiri on Monday during a major operation in Saladin province. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iraqi army forces identified and arrested seven elements of IS Takfiri on Monday…

The Iraqi prime minister has ordered an immediate investigation into the Islamic State attack in Diyala province, which killed 11 Iraqi soldiers. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Iraqi prime minister has ordered an immediate…

Iraqi security forces shot down three drones over Balad airbase north of Baghdad, where US forces were once present.Iraqi forces halted a drone attack on Balad air base north of Baghdad early Saturday, the Iraqi security media cell said in…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior Iraqi government official and head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission to Iraq spoke on Sunday about NATO's support for Iraqi forces as well as methods to improve regional stability.…

NNA | Update: December 26, 2021 9:14 p.m. STI Baghdad Dec. 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior Iraqi government official and…

There have been several attempts to bomb US-led coalition convoys in Iraq this month. Tensions are mounting in the country as the withdrawal of American troops approaches. US-led coalition is deployed in Syria…

Brett McGurk, the US coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, concluded a two-day visit to Iraq on Monday in which he praised the "enormous progress" made by Iraqi security forces and the Peshmerga in the fight against…

SULAIMANIYA / BAGHDAD, Iraq, December 5 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on Monday recaptured a village in northern Iraq after ISIS militants recaptured it the day before, reported police and security sources.Elite…

Barry Manners reunited with dam manager Mr Roel who tried to make hostage conditions bearable In the early hours of August 2, 1990, a British Airways flight carrying 367 passengers landed in Kuwait during an invasion by Iraqi forces.…

November 11, 2021 through Jeremy Binnie An ITAC STC is training to launch an airstrike near Al-Asad Air Base during Exercise "Phoenix Fires" in October. (Special Operations Joint Task Force - Levant) The Office of the Inspector…

TEMPO.CO, Baghdad - The Iraqi Security forces on Sunday identified the launch area of ​​drones that targeted Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence in the Green Zone, state television reported."The two drones that attacked the!-->!-->…

ANI | Update: 07 November 2021 19:34 STI Baghdad , Nov. 7 (ANI / Xinhua): Iraqi security forces on Sunday found two…

A view shows damage to parts of the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad, Iraq on November 7, 2021. BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces on Sunday found two…

Three people were killed when Iraqi security forces fired on protesters loyal to pro-Iranian militias demonstrating against recent election results.At least three people were killed on Friday and dozens more were injured when Iraqi security…

In a statement released Monday, police in Nineveh said they captured a terrorist named Abu al-Baraa after receiving intelligence and conducting a thorough investigation.Baraa was arrested in the al-Sukar neighborhood of Mosul, the…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives at a polling station to vote, as Iraqis go to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections, in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq on October 10, 2021. Media office of the Prime Minister of Iraq…

By Aqeel Najim and Mostafa Salem, CNN Iraqi forces have captured Sami Jasim, deputy to former ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Iraqi prime minister said in a statement on Monday. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi did not…

Iraqi forces have captured a senior "Islamic State" official who served as deputy to assassinated leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced on Monday. "While our ISF heroes focused on securing elections,…

The Iraqi prime minister said Jasim was in charge of ISIL's finances and deputy to slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.Iraqi security forces have arrested a senior member of the armed group ISIL (ISIS), Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has…

Iraqi police announced on Friday the arrest of a group of individuals accused of distributing "division leaflets" among Arbaeen pilgrims. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iraqi police announced on Friday the arrest of a group of individuals…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi forces carried out an operation against ISIS militants in the Hamrin Mountains, the military press office known as the Security Media Cell said on Thursday. The Iraqi Joint…

The coalition welcomed the announcement by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq's victory in Mosul and praised the Iraqi forces for their remarkable progress against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria while making…

The Iraqi Security Information Center has announced the failure of a terrorist plot against pilgrims from Arbaeen Hosseini (AS) in Babil province. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Iraqi Security Information Center has announced the…

Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish forces are working together in disputed territories to find militants responsible for attacks, including one at Erbil airport last weekend.Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish forces are patrolling the country's disputed…

Iraqi counterterrorism forces continue to hunt ISIS operatives in northern Iraq from Kirkuk, which on Saturday witnessed a massacre that left dozens of federal police dead.Major General Yahya Rasool, spokesman for the…

Al-Anbar's operations command in Iraq said the country's armed forces had finally succeeded in gaining complete control of the Al-Anbar desert.Lt. Gen. Nasser Al-Ghannam, commander of Anbar operations, said in a statement to the Iraqi News…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi military carried out an operation to target suspected ISIS operatives in rural Nineveh province amid growing number of terrorist attacks ahead of national parliamentary…

Some 91 families have been displaced by the army from the village of Al-Aetha to a camp for internally displaced people, Human Rights Watch said. The alleged "family feud" would implicate the government minister…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Masrour Barzani, on Wednesday received the acting special envoy of the United States for the Global Coalition against ISIS, John…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Iraqi army and Peshmerga forces in the Kurdistan region launched a joint military operation against the remnants of ISIS in the areas disputed by Baghdad and Erbil on Sunday…

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Two RAF typhoons "wiped out" a group of Islamic State fighters who were themselves attacking Iraqi forces, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said.Iraqi security forces came under heavy fire from small arms The Terrorists in a strong…

The president met Abdul Amir Yarallah, chief of staff of the army, to discuss the situation of internal defense, Asharq Al-Awsat reported Thursday. Citizens must be protected and the law respected, said Salih, stressing the urgent need to…

During the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, most of the coalition troops entered the country from the south. But a small special operations contingent was…

Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead /node/1812896/middle east Updated on February 21, 2021 February 21, 2021 00:59 Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead The new raid comes nearly a…

Published on: 02/20/2021 - 15:56Amended: 02/20/2021 - 15:55 Tarmiyah (Iraq) (AFP) Iraqi security forces clashed with the Islamic State…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced Thursday evening in a post posted on social media that the country's security forces had killed a top leader of the so-called Islamic…

The Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) commandos carried out an operation in the province of Nineveh and killed 42 militants of the extremist group Islamic State (IS), the Iraqi army announced on Sunday.…

New York, December 11, 2020 - Today, security forces affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party arrested Karzan Tariq, a reporter for the local channel NRT, while covering protests against economic…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Iraqi federal police have started to implement an agreement - between Baghdad and the authorities in Erbil - which demands the eventual eviction of militias from the disputed…

A commando from the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) carried out an operation against militants of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in the province of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, killing 16…

Iraqi protesters clash with Iraqi security forces during anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq, November 6, 2020. REUTERS / Essam Al-Sudani BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least one anti-government protester…

The clashes erupted after some of the protesters attempted to pitch tents in a public square, a week after similar protest tents, previously erected in Basra…

Iraqi security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Sunday with at least 39 people, mostly police, injured by projectiles fired from either side, security officials said. Police sources said tear gas canisters…

Aug 13, 2020 through Jeremy Binnie The Iraqi security forces (ISF) have improved in the last quarter despite the end of most of the formation of the US-led coalition, according to the latest report from the Office of the Inspector…

Following a complicated operation, Iraqi troops identified and arrested nine Daesh terrorists, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement, the Arabic-language al-Sumaria TV channel reported.The operation was carried out as part of…

Iraqi security force soldiers patrol the streets of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, June 28, 2009. (Xinhua/Gao Shan) "This is the seventh military site that has been handed over from the international coalition to Iraqi forces," an Iraqi…

Baghdad (AFP) - A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad this week was released overnight and handed over to her embassy, ​​officials from both countries said on Friday."The security forces have released…

Iraqi security forces have announced that they have foiled a Katyusha rocket attack targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone of Baghdad. Troops found the rocket in al-Qanat Street in eastern Baghdad and…

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Sunday that a rocket targeting the walled Green Zone of Baghdad, the seat of the US embassy, ​​hit a residential house and injured a child. Iraqi officials said the…

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters overnight, in their first raid on people accused of anti-US rocket attacks, the US said on Friday. AFP Iraqi officials. Elite fighters from the Iraqi…

Iraqi counterterrorism troops have arrested 14 members of a powerful militia after a raid that will be seen as a first test of the new prime minister's ability to confront militants backed by Tehran.Iraqi officials said the group,…

Iraqi security forces raided the headquarters of an Iranian-backed militia near Baghdad, seizing rockets and arresting more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters.The militia group targeted was Kataib Hezbollah, also identified as Brigade 45 of…

BAGHDAD - In a daring operation reflecting Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's determination to restrict the activities of armed militias, Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen pro-Iran fighters overnight, during their First…

Iraqi security forces yesterday stopped rocket fire near US troop positions north of Baghdad. It was the last of these attacks on US forces in months and a notable success for the Iraqi military in preventing them. The Iraqi Security…

The Iraqi armed forces launched Tuesday at dawn a large-scale operation entitled "Heroes of Iraq - Victory of Sovereignty" to eliminate the remnants of the Islamic State in the northern province of Kirkuk. The operation precedes key talks…

US tensions with Iran playing out in Iraq 'probably have cast doubt' among Iraqi forces over their relationship with the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, according to a monitoring report released on Wednesday.Citing responses he received…

The United States handed over al-Taqaddum airbase to Iraqi forces on Saturday - it is the fourth base to be handed over to Iraqi security forces in recent weeks.The al-Taqaddum air base is located between Ramadi and Fallujah. The…

The US military has handed over the base at Qayyarah Airfield West, located just over 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq.Operation Inherent Resolve - the US-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria - cited advances in the fight against ISIS…

The US military said on Tuesday it had handed over a strategic outpost near the Iraqi-Syrian border to Iraqi forces in an area known to harbor an Iran-backed militia responsible for more than a dozen rocket attacks targeting coalition…

Syrian media said unidentified planes hit targets southeast of the Syrian town of al-Bukamal, along the border with Iraq, in the early hours of Thursday morning.According to reports, at least 18 members of the Iraqi popular forces have been…

Iraqi forces continue their crackdown on the ongoing Islamic State insurgency, despite the halt in aid from the United States and coalition partners. The Iraqi Army Media Security Cell on Monday released photos of a raid in Salahuddin…

The US-led coalition against Islamic State has suspended training of Iraqi forces and joined in operations against militants due to a barrage of attacks on US bases in recent weeks which killed a civilian contractor and injured US…

NATO and member states of the coalition fighting Daesh announced the suspension of training of Iraqi security forces amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran over the assassination of the general in…

At least 350 people have died since October 1, when demonstrators took to the streets to denounce corruption.…

Iraqi security forces shot dead 40 protesters and injured scores of others in widespread clashes across the country on Thursday, in the latest bloody crackdown on nearly two months of anti-government protests. Security forces killed 25…

By John Davison, Alaa MarjaniBAGHDAD / NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after protesters stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, which could mark a turning point in the…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed four protesters in Baghdad on Friday, police sources said, and forcibly dispersed activists blocking the main port near Basra, as the country's top religious official called for reforms…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least four anti-government protesters on Thursday as they tried to push them back to their main camp in central Baghdad, police and medics said, but protests resumed in same place later…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Sunday shot dead three anti-government protesters in the southern city of Nasiriya, police and medics said, adding to dozens of deaths during weeks of unrest rocking the country weary of the relative…

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi security forces killed six anti-government protesters on Saturday and injured more than 100 others, pushing them back from three burning bridges in central Baghdad, medical and security officials said.Five of the…