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A wounded resident walks near the site of a suicide bomb blast attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad January 16, 2013 REUTERS/Ako Rasheed
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Members of Iraqi army are seen during the war between Iraqi army and Shi’ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State militants in al-Ayadiya, northwest of Tal Afar, Iraq August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Iraq Declares Victory Over ISIS in Tal Afar
Irbil, Baghdad- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Thursday victory over terror group ISIS’ militants in Tal Afar and the entire province of Nineveh. “Tal Afar has been liberated,” Abadi said in a statement. “We say to the ISIS fighters: wherever you...Caption:
A bulldozer clears the wreckage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City. – AFP
Bomb-Laden Car Kills At least 10 in Baghdad Market
A car bomb exploded in a market in the Iraqi capital district of Sadr City on Monday killing 11 people and wounding another 26, security officials and medical sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but terror group ISIS has...Caption:
Iraqi forces advance through Tal Afar’s Al-Wahda district during an operation to retake the city from the ISIS group on August 24, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
France Prepares for Post-ISIS Phase in Iraq
Paris- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly arrived in Baghdad on Saturday before heading to Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, in the framework of the French efforts to prepare for the post-ISIS phase, Iraqi military...Caption:
Iraqi tanks can be seen during a victory parade held over the liberation of Mosul from ISIS in Baghdad, Iraq on July 15, 2017. (Reuters)