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Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul, Iraq October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Dozens of ISIS Leaders Escape from Iraq to Syria

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 16, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil – Several ISIS commanders and their families are escaping from Mosul through Tal Afar and al-Baaj to Syria after managing to break the siege imposed by militias of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) around Tal Afar. Sheikh of al-Shammar Tribe had confirmed that...

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Mohammed Ahmed with his father and uncle after captured by the army (Asharq Al-Awsat)

‘Top’ ISIS Iraqi Sniper Tells his Story

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 14, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Despite his young age, Mohammed Ahmed of Ibrahim Khalil village in Mosul was one of ISIS’ most dangerous snipers. Shortly after ISIS took over Mosul city in June 2014, Ahmed, 14, joined the terrorist organization and began his training on all types of weapons....

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Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani, Reuters

Iraqi Army Prepares for Decisive Mosul Battle against ISIS

by Dalshad Abdullah | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil- British defense secretary Michael Fallon meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdish President Masoud Barzani reiterated the United Kingdom’s support for Peshmerga forces fighting against ISIS terror group in Mosul. The humanitarian condition in Mosul is reportedly...

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Police secure the area after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun

Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) severely injured. A leader at TAK reported to Asharq Al-Awsat that some TAK units attacked two...

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Iraqi soldiers take cover during clashes with ISIS militants in Mosul. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Three Neighborhoods Separate Iraqi Forces form Right Side of Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 14, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul-“We Are Coming, Nineveh” operations’ command leading Mosul’s liberation has announced that Iraqi anti-terror units have controlled Qadesiyya neighborhood on the left side of Mosul and killed scores of terrorists, while a Kurdish official has asserted...