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Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Erbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad November 30, 2011. (photo by REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Barzani’s Statements Spur Political Controversy in Baghdad

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraqi government said on Thursday an agreement on the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from liberated areas of Mosul remained “steady and unchanged”. Iraq Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office followed up with a statement on Kurdish Peshmerga forces having to...

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A tank of Iraqi security forces is seen during a battle with ISIS militants in Ali Rash, southeast of Mosul, Iraq November 5, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudaini

ISIS Sleeper Cells Awake in Several Iraqi Areas

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Many of ISIS’ sleeper cells have risen in retaliation to the losses in Mosul and other areas. Two days after the Iraqi Ministry of Interior thwarted an ISIS attack, ISIS responded with a series of booby-trapped cars and terrorists attacks in Baghdad, Tikrit,...

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An Iraqi soldier stands next to a detained man accused of being an ISIS fighter at a check point in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Iraqi Army Withdraws Tactically in Mosul

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 6, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- The Iraqi Army resumed fighting in Mosul left coast after a temporary withdrawal, as described by a military Iraqi leader to Asharq al-Awsat. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that this is a “tactical withdrawal that is imposed by the...

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Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward ISIS militants on the outskirts of the Makhmour south

Iraq’s Abadi Rolls Back Tensions with Turkey, Keeps PMF Gunmen out of Tal Afar

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- In an effort to scale down tensions with neighboring Turkey, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed that the controversial Popular Mobilization Forces, a paramilitary Shi’ite militia, will not be partaking in the offensive to free Tal Afar from ISIS...

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Iraqi troops have managed to push within Mosul city limits [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Mosul Battle: Sandstorm Revives ISIS’ Hopes

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 3, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- A sandstorm lashed two days ago in Mosul and ISIS militants considered it a divine message to boost their morals and blur the vision of Iraqi forces. However, the storm faded soon and rain washed away the dust and sand. Governor of Mosul Ahmed al-Jabouri...