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Turkish base in Iraq comes under rocket fire - reports

Turkish base in Iraq comes under rocket fire - reports

A Turkish military base in Zlikan, northeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, has come under rocket fire for the second time in two days, a source in the Iraqi security forces told the Shafaq news agency. "Three rockets fell in the area …

Iraq arrests ISIS* oil chief

Iraq arrests ISIS* oil chief

Iraqi security forces have arrested Islamic State’s top oil chief while he was trying to cross the border into Syria, Tehran-based Fars News Agency reported on Friday, quoting military sources. As Oil Price writes in …

Christmas in Iraq

Christmas in Iraq

Christians gather to celebrate Christmas in Mosul church for first time since Isis driven out

 Chinese hobby drones used against ISIS

Chinese hobby drones used against ISIS

X-8 commercial drones manufactured by China-based Skywalker Technologies are used for military reconnaissance, artillery spotting and even aerial bombing against ISIS as soldiers fighting in Iraq and Syria have discovered, the Financial Times …

 Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from ISIS

Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from ISIS

Iraqi forces have started a large scale operation to wrest control of Tal Afar from the ISIS, Rudaw reported. "The operation began yesterday. Around 18 villages in Tal Afar have already been liberated as announced by the commanders …

Three ISIS leaders killed near Mosul

Three ISIS leaders killed near Mosul

Three senior members of the ISIS terrorist group were killed on July 20 near Iraq's Mosul, Iraqi militia said Sunday. "The militiamen managed to recognize the bodies of terrorists killed west of Mosul on July 20 during an …

Iraqis arrest 26 foreigners in Mosul

Iraqis arrest 26 foreigners in Mosul

Three Iraqi intelligence and investigative officials have told The Associated Press that 26 foreigners have been arrested in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul - including two men, eight children and 16 women - and they have been taken to …

Turkey may help Iraq to rebuild Mosul

Turkey may help Iraq to rebuild Mosul

Turkey’s prime minister Binali Yildirim congratulated his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi on Iraq's declared victory over ISIS in Mosul and offered Ankara's help to rebuild the devastated …

Iraqi army destroys ISIS explosives production facilities

Iraqi army destroys ISIS explosives production facilities

The Iraqi Air Force destroyed several explosives production facilities of ISIS to the west of Mosul, the military command of the country said. "The mine production facility has been destroyed, the explosives production …

Mosul to be liberated in a few days

Mosul to be liberated in a few days

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi forces will fully recapture the northern city of Mosul, the de facto capital of the Daesh terrorist group in the Arab country, in the coming days, Press TV reports. …

 ISIS blows up famous Mosul mosque

ISIS blows up famous Mosul mosque

ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate, the United States and Iraq said. ISIS, through its news agency, said US warplanes were …

Iraqi forces storm Old City of Mosul

Iraqi forces storm Old City of Mosul

Iraqi forces began storming the ISIS-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, in an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month-old campaign to seize the militants' stronghold. The historic district, and a tiny area to its north, …

Where are ISIS commanders hiding?

Where are ISIS commanders hiding?

Many ISIS commanders have fled the besieged cities of Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria, in recent months for Mayadeen, US officials and Syrian activists say. Although the US-led coalition is aware of the migration and has launched …

Mass food poisoning in Mosul camp: child dies

Mass food poisoning in Mosul camp: child dies

A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the northern city of Mosul has killed at least two and sickened hundreds, Iraq’s health minister Adila Hamoud said. Hamoud told The Associated Press …