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Tribal fighters take part in military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, at the Ain Al-Assad military base in Iraq’s Anbar province, on November 15, 2014. (Reuters)

PM pledges to liberate Iraq as ISIS launch major Anbar assault

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 7, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters launched a major assault on pro-government tribal forces in Anbar just one day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called for a “tribal revolution” against the extremist group....

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters monitor the area from their front line position in Bashiqa, a town 13 kilometres north-east of Mosul on August 16, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Recapture of Mosul key to defeating ISIS: Iraqi commander

by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 18, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is boosting its presence in Iraq’s restive Al-Anbar province in a bid to turn Baghdad’s attention away from the liberation of Mosul, a senior Iraqi military commander said on Wednesday. The senior...

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Smoke plumes are visible over buildings in the Iraqi town of Hit, in western Anbar province, 85 miles (140 km) west of Baghdad.
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40% of Anbar’s cities in ruins: Iraqi official

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Dec 17, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Reconstruction in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, large parts of which remain under the control of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters, will cost more than 18 billion dollars, a local official said on Tuesday. Arkan Khalaf...

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Tribal fighters take part in military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, at the Ain Al-Assad military base in Iraq’s Anbar province, on November 15, 2014. (Reuters)

Iraqi forces, tribal fighters advance against ISIS in Anbar

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 27, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Rafea Al-Fahdawi, leader of the Boufahd tribe that is fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq’s Anbar province, hailed government advances in the region but called for Baghdad to do even more to support tribal...

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Sunni tribal fighters take part in a military training on the outskirts of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on November 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Ali Al-Mashhadani)

Liberation of Mosul will start early next year: Nineveh governorate council

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Iraqi military operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be launched at the start of the new year, Iraq’s Nineveh governorate council has announced. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, council member Ghazwan...