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Iraqi soldiers ride in military vehicles in Zumar, Nineveh province, Iraq October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
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Kurds celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Riyadh Calls on Barzani to Abandon Independence Referendum
Jeddah, Baghdad- Saudi Arabia has called on Kurdistan to refrain from organizing the referendum on independence scheduled on September 25, warning of “risks” that might result from such step. The Kingdom also urged all parties to engage in a serious dialogue to...Caption:
Iraqis who fled ISIS strongholds of Hawija and Shirqat arrive at the town of Dibis, northwest of Kirkuk, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2016. (Reuters)
Iraq Launches Offensive to Retake ISIS Bastion Hawija
Iraq has launched an offensive to retake the town of Hawija, one of two remaining bastions of ISIS in the country, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Thursday. “At the dawn of a new day, we announce the launch of the first stage of the liberation of...Caption:
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack at a police checkpoint on a highway near the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya, Iraq, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
ISIS Massacre Shatters South Iraq’s Calm
Baghdad- ISIS militants have killed scores in southern Iraq’s Dhi Qar Governorate that was visited by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi earlier this week. Thursday’s attack has upset the relative calm in southern Iraq and left more than 75 people dead and around 90...Caption:
An Iraqi Kurdish man decorates a car with the Kurdish flags ahead of the upcoming independence referendum in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on September 7, 2017. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED