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A member of the Iraqi army rides on a tank during battle with ISIS in Mosul on Dec. 29, Reuters/stringer

Iraqi Forces Advance in Mosul Eastern Districts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi forces launched on Thursday the second phase of their operations to liberate the eastern part of Mosul controlled by terrorist ISIS organization, while U.S. military advisers were seen watching operations as coalition aircraft circled overhead,...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi gestures during a news conference in Baghdad August 25, 2014. REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud

Iraqi PM Says Three Months Needed to Terminate ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that it would take at least three months to terminate the terror group ISIS, as U.S.-backed forces battle to dislodge the militants from their city stronghold of Mosul. Abadi made his statement on Tuesday. Asked to respond to...

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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Saudi FM: PMF Is Led by Iranian Qassem Suleimani

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the Popular Mobilization Forces is a “religious sectarian organisation,” carrying out mass killings in the country, especially in al-Anbar with support of Iranian generals. “The so-called ‘popular...

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U.S. army forces participate in combat training in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, December 22, 2016. Picture taken December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

U.S. Army to Increase its Troops in Mosul Offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 25, 2016 | Middle East, World

Makhmour – U.S. forces decided to increase its participation in the Mosul offensive, a senior commander said on Friday. The U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from ISIS will increase the number of troops, which could accelerate the two month-old...

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Three Car Bombs Near Mosul Kill and Injure Dozens of People

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

The Iraqi army announced yesterday that 23 people, including eight policemen, were killed and dozens wounded after three car bombs targeting a popular market in Kokjali, an eastern suburb of Mosul, were detonated. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombings. A...