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