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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
