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This image made from a video shows Iraqi soldiers on military vehicles in the Qatash area towards Kirkuk gas plant, south of Kirkuk, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (AP)

Iraq Govt. Forces Launch Offensive on Kurdish-Held Kirkuk

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi government forces launched on Monday an offensive to retake territory seized by Kurds in Kirkuk in what is seen as response to last month’s Kurdish independence referendum, which was rejected by Baghdad. The forces have so far seized a swathe of countryside...

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A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq in 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (US airforce)

Mysterious Raids on Popular Mobilization Forces near Syria

by Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Baghdad – Mysterious airstrikes launched Tuesday against a faction linked with the Popular Mobilization Forces near the US-led international coalition camp of Syria’s al-Tanf, drove disputes between Iraqi officials and members of the coalition fighting...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraq: Jaafari Calls on Kurds to Avert Provoking Neighborhood

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Jul 3, 2017 | Middle East

Vienna- Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has called for taking into consideration neighboring countries when tackling the Kurdish file, warning of any unwise act that might cause the rage of these countries as a hint on the independence referndum Iraqi...

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Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards march during a 2010 military parade in Tehran. (AFP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Active in Dozens of ‘Premises’ in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 1, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – The Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards is active in Mosul through dozens of military and political premises established in the western side of the city under the wings of the Popular Mobilization Forces, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on...

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a rally of supporters in Ankara, Turkey on April 17, 2017. (AP)

Iraq Summons Turkish Envoy over Erdogan’s Criticism of Popular Mobilization Forces

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Baghdad submitted on Thursday a formal complaint to Ankara over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s criticism of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which he described as a “terrorist group.” Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Jamal said in a...