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Carter Confirms Continuation of US Support For Iraq’s War on Terror

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2016 | Middle East

The Prime Minister of the Iraqi government Haider Al-Abadi yesterday held talks with the US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter who arrived in the Iraqi capital yesterday. They discussed the progress of military operations against ISIS in Mosul and the latest...

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Iraqi soldiers take cover during clashes with ISIS militants in Mosul. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Three Neighborhoods Separate Iraqi Forces form Right Side of Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 14, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul-“We Are Coming, Nineveh” operations’ command leading Mosul’s liberation has announced that Iraqi anti-terror units have controlled Qadesiyya neighborhood on the left side of Mosul and killed scores of terrorists, while a Kurdish official has asserted...

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Iraqi troops have managed to push within Mosul city limits [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Mosul Battle: Sandstorm Revives ISIS’ Hopes

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 3, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- A sandstorm lashed two days ago in Mosul and ISIS militants considered it a divine message to boost their morals and blur the vision of Iraqi forces. However, the storm faded soon and rain washed away the dust and sand. Governor of Mosul Ahmed al-Jabouri...

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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...

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Iraqi Shi’ite fighters from the Popular Mobilization units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit. AFP

When Militia Turns into Army

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 7, 2016 | Opinion

Two days after the leakage of an official ministerial order issued by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, which states that the Shiite militia, known as the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), will officially become part of the Iraqi army and will play a...