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Iraqi government forces celebrate after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, near the town of Muqdadiyah, on on January 26, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / YOUNIS AL-BAYATI)

Iraqi forces claim victory over ISIS in Diyala

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 27, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At the same time that the Iraqi army has announced the liberation of Diyala province in the east of the country from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the region’s local tribes accused some of the Shi’ite volunteer forces who helped...

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Members of the Kurdish security forces take part in an intensive security deployment after clashes with ISIS militants in Jalawla, Diyala province, on November 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Iraqi forces say two towns retaken from ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 23, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Iraqi forces said on Sunday that they had retaken two towns north of Baghdad from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters, driving them from strongholds they had held for months and clearing a main road from the capital to Iran. There was no...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi addresses members of the UN Security Council, Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Iraq PM says Baghdad safe from ISIS advance

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 16, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi dismissed fears of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advancing into the capital Baghdad during a speech to a graduating class of military officer cadets in the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq on...

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Civilians gather at the site of a bomb attack in the village of Mwafaqiya, in Nineveh province, October 17, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Iraq: National honor code to be implemented first in Diyala

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 25, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi government has decided that the National Honor Code aimed at promoting civil and social peace will be first implemented in the turbulent governorate of Diyala, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The agreement was reached following this...