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US President Donald Trump meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on March 20, 2017. AFP
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Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria stand on a lookout point to watch for ISIS in the southwestern countryside of Hasaka, Syria February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said
ISIS Repositions after Abrupt Withdrawal from Southeast Syria
Beirut- ISIS has recently evacuated wide regions southeast Syria and Eastern Qalamoun, and has headed towards the Syria desert. Opposition and regime forces shared control over regions of where ISIS pulled out. Activists revealed that the group withdrew from more than...Caption:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, passes behind Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as he walks to the podium to speak at the Meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition on the Defeat of ISIS, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (Cliff Owen, AP)
Global Coalition Against ISIS: Baghdadi’s Death is a Matter of Time
Washington – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death was imminent, noting that defeating the terrorist group was Washington’s top priorities in the Middle East. Addressing a meeting of the Global Coalition...Caption:
A tank of Iraqi rapid response forces fire against Islamic State militants at the Bab al-Tob area in Mosul, Iraq, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Iraqi Forces Capture Mosul’s Iron Bridge, Advance on Grand Mosque
Iraqi forces battling ISIS in Mosul seized control on Wednesday of the Iron Bridge that links the eastern sector with the militant-held Old City and were making a “steady advance” towards the Grand Mosque, federal police said. Federal police and Interior Ministry...Caption:
Iraqi lawmakers attend a session in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)