Iraqi forces pursue Islamic State remnants in Saladin and Kirkuk governorates
The Iraqi Security Media Cell reported, on Wednesday, air strikes and major search operations between Saladin and Kirkuk governorates. The cell said in a statement...
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Iraqi forces detained six Islamic State terrorists in Nineveh province
In a statement on Tuesday, the Police force of Nineveh province announced that 6 ISIL terrorist elements have been captured in Mosul in Northwestern Iraq.
Iraqi army forces launched an security operation in Diyala to track down Islamic State cells
The Iraqi security forces launched an operation south of Baquba, the center of Diyala Governorate, to track down ISIS cells. A security source told Shafaq...
Prominent Islamic State leaders killed by the army forces in Iraq
Despite concerns that the sharp drawdown of international troops over the past year might negatively impact counterterrorism activities, Iraq has announced the killing of several...
Car bomb blast killed seven security forces in western Iraq
The bomb exploded while forces were trying to defuse it, Almaalomah reported. The explosion came after the Iraqi Army and popular forces entered a hideout...
Islamic State terrorists target a village south of Baqubah with mortar shells
A government official in Diyala reported that eight mortar shells landed on a village on the outskirts of Buhriz town, 7 km south of Baqubah....
Islamic State terrorist group exploiting security gaps to step up violence
The Islamic State terror group appears to be exploiting security gaps across Syria and Iraq to reposition its forces and help fuel an increase in...