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