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Smoke rises following an airstrike in western Mosul in the ongoing battle against ISIS. (AFP)

Iraqi Forces Open New Front West of Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 30, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Iraqi forces, backed by airstrikes by the international coalition and Iraqi air force, opened a new front in the battle for the city of Mosul. An officer in the Iraqi army, who chose to remain anonymous, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the new front has been opened...

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President Donald Trump meets with Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi in the White House in Washington. (AP)

Trump, Iraqi PM Discuss Fight against ISIS

by Heba El-Koudsy and Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Erbil – US President Donald Trump met on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Washington to discuss efforts to fight ISIS. US presidential sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President Mike...

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Members of the Iraqi forces drive a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle as they hold a position in the village of Jarif, some 45 kilometers south of Mosul, on November 12, 2016, after retaking it from Daesh. (AFP/File)

Iraqi Forces Conduct First Overnight Operation against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul – A spokesman for Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said counter- terrorism forces took the lead against ISIS militants in east Mosul in the first overnight assault. Official Spokesman for the anti-terrorism department Sabah Naaman said...

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Liberating Mosul: The 5 Weaknesses of the Battle Plan

by Amir Taheri | Dec 2, 2016 | Features

If he is to deliver on his promise to liberate Mosul by the end of this year, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi has only a few weeks to meet the deadline. As things stand on the many different fronts of this strange war, however, signs are that Iraq’s third largest...

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Iraqis stand in front of a banner mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a demonstration in Baghdad on October 8 to demand the withdrawal of Turkish troops from the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq.

Erdogan Warns Shiite Militias of Intimidating Tal Afar Turkmen

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 31, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that his country would respond if Iraqi Shiite militias terrorize the Iraqi town of Tal Afar. A Turkish official, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Asharq al-Awsat that Iran is provoking Turkey through...