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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…

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…

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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…

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…

ISIS's sporadic attacks in Iraq have once again caused disaster and drawn public attention to the dangers of the terrorist group's remnants in the country. According to security officials in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Friday ISIS…

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…

The following report is now an add-on to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, Click here. On November 7, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, published…

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…

BAGHDAD - More than three weeks after the Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections, pro-Iranian Shiite militias who have emerged as the biggest losers are still rejecting the outcome of the vote, plunging the country into political…

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…

As expected, the main Iraqi political blocs dominated this month's parliamentary elections (“Sadr's victory will not ease Iraq's unease,” FT View, October 21). As cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc…

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 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…

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…

TIKRIT: Three fighters from a pro-Iranian militia were killed in Iraq on Friday when the Islamic State (IS) group attacked their base near Baghdad, a paramilitary and a security source…

Atop a scene on the left, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi greeted the saluting troops as they passed, flanked by senior PMF leaders who had largely avoided appearing in public since the fateful state strike -United. The show was…

BAGHDAD - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander urged Iraqi Shiite militias to step up attacks on US targets during a meeting in Baghdad last week, three Iraqi militia sources and two Iraqi security sources told Reuters close to…

Iraqi militia officials have vowed revenge after the US military carried out airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed groups on Sunday evening."We ... will avenge the blood of our righteous martyrs against the perpetrators of this…

The Iraqi government faces a barrage of criticism from various faction leaders over the arrest of pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (FMP) member Qasim Muslih, who made a “dangerous”…

Iran has selected hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadre of its most powerful militia allies in Iraq, forming smaller, elitist and fiercely loyal factions, thus moving away…

Iran has selected hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadre of its most powerful militia allies in Iraq, forming smaller, elitist and fiercely loyal factions, moving away from the large groups with which it once…

BAGHDAD, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran has selected hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadre of its most powerful allies in the militias in Iraq, forming smaller, elitist and fiercely loyal factions, moving away from the large groups…

BAGHDAD - Iran has selected hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadre of its most powerful militia allies in Iraq, forming smaller, elitist and fiercely loyal factions, moving away from the large groups with which it once exerted…

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…

BAGHDAD - Ten rockets landed on Iraqi Ain al-Asad air base on Wednesday, which is home to US, coalition and Iraqi forces, the Pentagon said. There have been no reports of injuries among US military personnel, but a US civilian contractor…

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…

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.…

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…

A group of pro-Iranian militias in Iraq attacked the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK) on October 17, torching the building and waving the flag of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). This comes in reaction to a…

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 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…

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…

Divisions within Iraq Hashd al-Sha'abi (Popular Mobilization Forces or FMP) were exposed recently, after Iranian-backed brigades appointed Abu Fadak al-Muhammadawi vice-president - the de facto leader - of the Hashd al-Sha'abi Committee to…

BEIRUT - Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iranian-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian militants and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes against the backdrop of growing…

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…

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The United States has imposed sanctions on three Iraqi militia leaders linked to Iran for allegedly aiding in the violent crackdown on protests that have swept the country.The announcement came amid renewed violence in Baghdad, which…

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 (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…

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…

Published on: 11/09/2019 - 19:29 Iraqi security forces killed at least four people on Saturday as they pushed…

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…

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A group of Iraqi Shiite militias said on Saturday they strongly rejected the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the United States.The groups, supported and…

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…

An Iranian-backed coordination group says US forces have allowed Israeli drones to enter Iraqi territory and carry out missions.Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups have blamed a series of recent explosions at their weapons depots and…

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…

BAGHDAD - Hashem Al Mayahi did not always despise America. When the United States first invaded Iraq to rid the country of Saddam Hussein in 2003, he hoped that regime change would pave the way for a better future.“I…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi Hashd al-Chaabi militias, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (FMP), have shut down a number of "fake headquarters" in Baghdad belonging to groups they falsely…

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi militias on Monday evening killed a man they claimed was a suicide bomber who planned to attack their units based in the disputed town of Khanaqin, in Diyala province. Hashd…

Iran-backed Iraqi militias say they will not remain silent on alleged US strike / node / 1328016 / middle east…

Iraqi military instructors are developing their skills in servicing Soviet-era vehicles, with NATO support. On Tuesday (April 17, 2018), they successfully completed a training course at the Taji military base, on the…

Soldiers from the 47th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad check a patient for injuries Nov. 24, 2017. They include, left to right, Pfc. Michael Torres, Captain Daniel Braun, Staff Sgt.…