Iraq and Syria can’t afford to allow the Islamic State to return as major challenge
Despite Covid-19, Iraqis have returned to the streets to demand an end to mismanagement, corruption and sectarianism as Mustafa Al Kadhimi was confirmed as the...
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Turkey’s top court says that Ahrar al-Sham is not a terrorist group and overturns the al-Nusra conviction
Turkey’s top appellate court certified that jihadist, Salafist group Ahrar al-Sham (Free Men of Syria) is not considered a terrorist organization and overturned the conviction...
The Islamic State continues low-level insurgency as the terrorists are unable to gain ground in Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State terrorist group wages a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria but is unable to gain and hold territory despite decreased counteractions amid...
Peshmerga forces foiled Islamic State infiltration between Diyala and Kurdistan
A security source said that Peshmerga forces foiled on Thursday an infiltration attempt by ISIS elements between Diyala Governorate and Kurdistan Region. “Peshmerga forces detected,...
Norwegian army forces in Iraq warn of Islamic State build-up amid the COVID-19 crisis
Islamic State terrorists remain mostly in agricultural areas and are not particularly exposed to or affected by the infection, plotting and executing new acts of...
Islamic State terrorists killed five security personnel and three civilians in Diyala
The Islamic State has killed five Iraqi security personnel and three civilians, and injured others, according to Iraq’s Security Media Cell. A 16th infantry division...
Norwegian military official: Coronavirus pandemic helping the Islamic State terrorist group
ISIS militants hide in sparsely populated farmlands in Iraq from where they stage attacks on Iraqi forces scrambling to curb the spread of the COVID-19...