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Members of the Iraqi forces patrol a road on Feb. 12, 2016, after security forces retook the eastern outskirts of Ramadi city from ISIS. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraq Says Defeats ISIS Infiltration Near Ramadi, Several Dead

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...

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ISIS militants stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Forces Make Progress Near Mosul as they Seek to Flush out ISIS in Anbar

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...

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Smoke rises above a building during an air strike in Ramadi city, December 24, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Ramadi Devastated after Clearing out ISIS

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...

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Kurdish People’s Protection Units YPG fighters prepare their weapons in Ras Al-Ain countryside, Photo,Reuters

Iranian and Hezbollah Militias Fight against the Kurds of Iraq

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...

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Iraqi security men inspect a burnt car in Hit after fierce clashes with ISIS, A.F.P

Iraqi Forces Gain Foothold, Local Police Secure Ramadi

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...