Media ID: 55325954
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Iraqi security forces arrest 13 leaders from Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Anbar, Iraq, on December 14, 2012. (AFP/Stringer)
by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 27, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi military operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has entered its second phase, with the country’s military chasing down Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Anbar province and other desert areas, an Iraqi military source...
Media ID: 55303288
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This undated image posted on a militant website purports to show militants in the al-Jazeera region on the Iraqi side of the Syria-Iraq border. (AP)
by Hamza Mustafa | May 27, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Army has begun a major military operation dubbed Al-Shabah (Ghost) against Al-Qaeda in the Al-Anbar desert, Asharq Al-Awsat can reveal. The operation, which is being supported by the Iraqi Air Force, aims at hunting members of...
