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Iraqi pro-government forces take up position on the outskirts of the city of Fallujah, as part of a major assault to retake the city from ISIS. AFP

Waylaid in Fallujah, ISIS Reopens Hit Battlefront

by Munaf al Obeidi and Dalshad Abdullah | May 30, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah-Irbil- Terrorist group ISIS had a go at opening up a new battlefront in the Iraqi town of Hit after being strangled down in the Fallujah barrages. Iraq’s security forces and cooperative tribal members steadily advance in Fallujah, anticipating a nearing...

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Sadrist protestors breaking into the Green Zone, Reuters

After Forcing Way into Green Zone for Second Time, Curfew Is Declared

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraqi authorities recently imposed a curfew in the capital city of Iraq, Baghdad, which will last until further notice. The check in time was announced on Friday after Sadrist movement protestors broke into Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office in the...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi walks with his security detail in the city of Ramadi, December 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Albaghdadi and Haditha Freed, Iraqi Forces Advance to Western Anbar

by Manaf al Obeidi | May 5, 2016 | Middle East

Ramadi- Iraqi security forces managed to lift the blockade which has long distressed the two cities of Albaghdadi and Haditha. The besiegement, previously imposed by ISIS terrorists, had been ongoing for two years. Connecting the two cities, the recently freed...

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Kurdish People’s Protection Units YPG fighters prepare their weapons in Ras Al-Ain countryside, Photo,Reuters

Iranian and Hezbollah Militias Fight against the Kurds of Iraq

by Dalshad Abdullah and Manaf al Obeidi and Hamza Mustapha | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East

Kirkuk- Yesterday evening fierce clashes fired up once again across Tuz Khormato, the central city located in the Saladin Province, Iraq. The multi-ethnic city, comprising both Kurds and Turkmen, is overwhelmed with militias. The rounds of fire exchanged last evening...

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Firefighter at the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra on Monday

Iraqi Government Accused of Bombing Fallujah with Explosive Barrels

by Munaf al Obeidi | Apr 5, 2016 | Middle East

Ramadi- With the growing fears of a humanitarian catastrophe in Fallujah and risks of mass death, which threatens more than 105 thousand besieged and starved citizen inside the city, government forces’ aerial and artillery bombardments continue over the crowded...