by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 5, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Washington and Tehran have reached a “special understanding” over the forthcoming offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Tikrit, Iraqi political sources said, as the US warned the assault to retake the city must not...
by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 14, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite suffering setbacks elsewhere in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues to advance in the country’s western Anbar province. ISIS seized an Iraqi military camp in Hit on Monday, around 90 miles (150 kilometers) from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi forces repelled an attempt by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to capture a town on the road to Baghdad on Sunday, as a senior former Ba’athist admitted for the first time that he had allied with the organization. Sources said...
by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 3, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Ministry of Defense has confirmed reports that one of its helicopters was shot down in clashes with insurgents who attacked a military base in Bayji, north of Baghdad, on Wednesday. A media adviser for the defense ministry, Lt. Gen....
