by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East
ISIS militants seized areas around Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on Wednesday in an apparent attempt at a diversion from offensives on the terrorist group’s last Iraqi footholds but were swiftly defeated, security sources said. The infiltrators briefly occupied three areas...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2016 | Middle East
Iraq’s military closed in on Wednesday on the center of Shirqat, a northern town in Salahuddin province, held by ISIS seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the terrorist group’s stronghold of Mosul. The army, backed by local police and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2016 | Middle East
Eight months after ISIS took over Ramadi, Iraqi government forces backed by U.S.-led warplanes wrested the city from the ultra-radical militants, heralding a major victory. But the cost of winning has been Ramadi itself. In the once blooming Haji Ziad Square, not a...
by Dalshad Abdullah and Manaf al Obeidi and Hamza Mustapha | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East
Kirkuk- Yesterday evening fierce clashes fired up once again across Tuz Khormato, the central city located in the Saladin Province, Iraq. The multi-ethnic city, comprising both Kurds and Turkmen, is overwhelmed with militias. The rounds of fire exchanged last evening...
by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Ramadi – The governorate in Anbar has all administrative bodies prepare for restoring freed neighborhoods and residential areas, making them habitable once again. The governorate’s council revealed that the area is in need of 20 billion dollar for infrastructure...
