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Destroyed buildings from fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS are seen in western Mosul, Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

ISIS Loses Major Mosul Bastion

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- ISIS has lost the 17th of July neighborhood, an important bastion in West Mosul, after Iraqi forces launched a new push from several directions to drive the militants from the city’s last pocket controlled by jihadists. Now, the area controlled by the terrorist...

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A member of Iraqi forces looks at displaced civilians as they get off a bus after their arrival at Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul, Iraq May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Iraqi Forces Tighten Siege over ISIS in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 11, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – ISIS members have started fleeing northern and western sides of Mosul towards regions ruled by them in the Old City, making use of its narrow streets, security sources revealed. Sources added that Iraqi security forces liberated on Wednesday new...

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A member of Iraqi Rapid Response Force enters a house to avoid being hit by ISIS snipers in northwest of Mosul on May 9, 2017. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Suicide Bombings are ISIS’ Last Choice in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 10, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- Iraqi forces tightened the noose on ISIS militants in western Mosul on Tuesday after one day at a time being able to shrink the group’s areas of control in the city. As their last choice, ISIS militants now resort to suicide car bombs and booby-trapped tires to...

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Iraqi tourists visit the snowy mountain of Korek near the Kurdistan region’s capital, Erbil. (Reuters)

Tourism Sector Thrives in Kurdistan

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 10, 2017 | Business

Erbil – For over three years, the Kurdistan region has been suffering from an economic crisis driven by the Baghdad-led embargo, drop in oil prices, war against ISIS and the increase of Iraqi refugees. Yet, its tourism sector has started to recover, said the General...

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Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against ISIS militants in Khazer in 2014. REUTERS photo

International Coalition Supports Erbil to Unify, Develop Peshmerga

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil– A team of advisors from the US, British and German ministries of defense, in cooperation with the government in Kurdistan, are seeking to establish a unified and developed Kurdish military force within the ranks of the Peshmerga. A statement issued on Sunday by...