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Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani receives French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian and French Defence Minister Florence Parly in Erbil, Iraq, August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
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Smoke rises above the old city as Iraqi forces fight ISIS militants in western Mosul, Iraq, April 22, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Iraqi Forces Fight Door-to-Door in Old Mosul
Erbil- Iraqi forces began storming ISIS-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, in an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month-old campaign to seize the militants’ stronghold. Commanders said that the terrorists are putting up fierce resistance and there...Caption:
Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against ISIS militants in Khazer in 2014. REUTERS photo
International Coalition Supports Erbil to Unify, Develop Peshmerga
Erbil– A team of advisors from the US, British and German ministries of defense, in cooperation with the government in Kurdistan, are seeking to establish a unified and developed Kurdish military force within the ranks of the Peshmerga. A statement issued on Sunday by...Caption:
A militant holds an ISIS flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer
Iranian Advisor Killed West of Mosul
Erbil, London- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday that Kheirallah Ahmadi Far, one of its commanders linked to the Nabi al-Akram Corps, was killed during battles with ISIS near the Iraqi city of Tal Afar west of Mosul. The commander was operating in the...Caption:
Former Brazilian soccer star Zico (L), the new national coach for the Iraqi football team, trains the team in Arbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ )