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Iraqi forces arrest US mercenary linked to Baghdad airport attack
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 forces arrest 7 ISIS Takfiri elements in Saladin
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…
Iraqi forces will respond quickly to ISIS terrorists: Prime Minister
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 forces foil drone attack on Balad air base
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…
Iraq and NATO discuss support for Iraqi forces and regional stability
NNA |
Update: December 26, 2021 9:14 p.m. STI
Baghdad Dec. 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior Iraqi government official and…
Iraqi forces foil bomb attack on US-led coalition convoy
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 credits Iraqi forces with ending US combat mission
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 ISIS.Baghdad…
Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga recapture northern village from IS fighters – sources
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…
Broadstairs man taken hostage by Iraqi forces in 1990 calls government statement and apology…
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.…
US military steps up criticism of 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…
Iraqi forces identify launch zone for drones targeting PM’s residence: report
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!-->!-->…
Iraqi forces find unexploded projectiles above Prime Minister al-Kadhimi’s residence
ANI |
Update: 07 November 2021 19:34 STI
Baghdad , Nov. 7 (ANI / Xinhua): Iraqi security forces on Sunday found two…
Iraqi forces discover unexploded projectiles above al-Kadhimi residence
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 dead as Iraqi forces fire on pro-militia protesters
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…
Iraqi forces detain 20 Daesh terrorists in Anbar, Nineveh – world news
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 statement…
Iraqi forces capture senior ISIS official, PM says
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 /…
ISIS finance chief captured by Iraqi forces, Iraqi PM says
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 capture deputy head of ISIS, PM says | News | DW
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,…
Iraqi forces arrest perpetrators of ‘dividing leaflets’ distribution AhlulBayt News…
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…
Iraqi forces kill 4 in anti-ISIS operation in Hamrin mountains of Diyala
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…
Iraqi forces liberate Mosul from ISIS> US Department of Defense> Department of Defense News
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…
Iraqi forces foil terrorist plot against Arbaeen pilgrimsAhlulBayt news agency – ABNA
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 forces and Kurdish Peshmerga on night patrol after Erbil airport attack
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 forces arrest ISIS operatives in new security campaign
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…
Iraqi forces take full control of the Anbar Desert
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…
Iraqi forces conduct anti-ISIS operation as terror attacks continue ahead of elections
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…
Iraqi forces “illegally” deport 91 families in family dispute involving official: HRW
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…
Increased coordination between peshmerga and Iraqi forces crucial for fight against ISIS: PM Barzani…
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 Godfrey,…
Iraqi forces, Peshmerga launch joint anti-ISIS operation in disputed territories
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…
This video shows US and Iraqi forces recapturing a sanctuary in Iraq in 2004
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A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook posts claiming it shows clashes between the IDF and Palestinian militants at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem in…
Islamic State: RAF “eliminates” insurgents fighting Iraqi forces near Mosul, Defense…
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…
Iraqi forces must stop IS incursions, warns President Salih
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…
US special operators pushed back Iraqi forces at the battle of the Haditha dam
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
Clashes between Iraqi forces and Daesh leave 7 dead
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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…
Clashes between Iraqi forces and IS leave at least 7 dead
Published on: 02/20/2021 - 15:56Amended: 02/20/2021 - 15:55
Tarmiyah (Iraq) (AFP)
Iraqi security forces clashed with the Islamic State…
Iraqi forces kill senior ISIS official in Iraq, PM says
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…
Iraqi forces kill 42 IS militants in northern Iraq
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.…
Iraqi Kurdish forces arrest NRT journalist Karzan Tariq while covering protests in Sulaymaniyah
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…
Iraqi forces implement first phase of Sinjar deal
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…
Iraqi forces kill 16 Islamic State militants in Kirkuk
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 militants…
Iraqi forces kill protester, wound 40 in southern Basra: sources of security and rights
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 on…
Iraqi forces clash with protesters as tensions rise
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…
Clash between Iraqi forces and demonstrators in Baghdad, injured on both sides
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…
US-led coalition sees improvement in Iraqi forces
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…
Iraqi forces arrest 9 Daesh militants in Kirkuk and Baghdad – World news
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…
U.S.-led international coalition hands over military base to Iraqi forces – Xinhua…
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…
Iraqi forces release German kidnapped in Baghdad
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 activist Hella Mewis," Iraqi army…
Iraqi forces foil rocket attack on Baghdad Green Zone
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…
Iraqi forces thwart attack on Taji camp, but child injured by rocket fired at US Embassy
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 Embassy's recently installed C-RAM…
Iraqi forces arrest 13 pro-Iran fighters for attacks on US forces, officials say
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 forces arrest fighters from Iran-backed militia
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 forces attack Iran-backed militia headquarters near Baghdad
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…
Iraqi forces’ daring raid on Katai’b Hezbollah reflects Kadhimi’s determination |
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 raid…
Iraqi forces foil rocket attack near US troops
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…
Iraqi forces team up for anti-ISIS operation in Kirkuk
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…
Watchdog: US-Iranian tensions ‘probably cast doubt’ among Iraqi forces over continued US…
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…
US hands over another air base to Iraqi forces
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 coalition…
US transfers Q-West airfield to Iraqi forces, citing progress in fight against ISIS
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…
US cedes base to Iraqi forces in area known to be hotbed for Iran-backed militias
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…
Airstrikes kill 18 Iraqi forces near Syria-Iraq border – Reuters
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 try to keep pressure on ISIS
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…
US suspends Iraqi forces training, ISIS operations over force protection concerns
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…
Iraqi forces kill more than 40 protesters in bloody crackdown
At least 350 people have died since October 1, when demonstrators took to the streets to denounce corruption.…
Iraqi forces kill dozens of protesters, deploy troops to stem unrest | News | DW
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…
Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate burns down
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…
Iraqi forces kill four protesters, cleric warns of crisis
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…
Iraqi forces kill four in Baghdad but protesters remain behind – police and doctors
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 in…
Iraqi forces kill three in southern city as protests erupt: police, medics
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…
Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake main Baghdad bridges
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…
Iraqi forces push back protesters in main square, kill five
By John Davison, Raya JalabiBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces killed at least five people on Saturday as they pushed protesters back to their main camp in central Baghdad using live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs, reported…
Several dead as Iraqi forces push Baghdad protesters back to main square
Published on: 11/09/2019 - 19:29
Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Saturday as they pushed…
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters – Newspaper
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces have shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, giving up weeks of relative restraint in favor of an attempt to crush protests against political parties that control the government.
After eight…
Iraqi forces use tear gas in Baghdad as protests continue | New
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital, Baghdad, ahead of a planned march against parliament where the government is due to hold an emergency session to discuss resuming the deadly protests.
Despite…
Isis Rigs Cows With Explosives In Failed Attack On Iraqi Forces | The independent
Islamic State militants allegedly rigged cows with explosives during an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is believed to be the first time the group has armed cattle. The two cows were tied with explosive belts and heading towards a…
Saskatoon sergeant becomes first female Canadian police officer deployed to train Iraqi forces
A 19-year veteran of the Saskatoon Police Department is back from a year in Iraq, which included training Iraqi women as police officers. sergeant. Erin Coates has been deployed to the country — a first for a Canadian police officer — as…
Iraqi forces clear farmland near Baghdad of IS militants
TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces swept through villages and farmlands north of Baghdad on Tuesday as part of an operation to clear remnants of the Islamic State group from the capital.A military helicopter flew overhead as troops…
Iraqi forces launch anti-ISIS operation north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military said on Saturday that its troops, in partnership with security agencies and paramilitary forces, had launched the second phase of an operation to remove ISIS remnants from northern Baghdad and areas neighboring…
Shiite militias react with anger to decree their integration into Iraqi forces
Following a July 1 decree by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi ordering factions of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) to be absorbed into state security forces, pro-Iranian PMU factions reacted with anger.
Abdul Mahdi's decree says:…
Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin Mountains
In what it described as the largest combined operation since the capture in March of Baghuz, the last Islamic State stronghold in eastern Syria, the coalition said CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked IS sleeper cells in northern Iraq…
Iraqi forces kill IS commander and 4 fighters in northeast Iraq – National
Security forces on Sunday killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains region of northeastern Iraq, the army said.
Iraqi-US-led coalition warplanes carried out airstrikes in the area, targeting militant…