Peshmerga foil Islamic State attack in disputed area of Khanaqin
Peshmerga fighters at an outpost in the disputed district of Khanaqin on Thursday evening thwarted an Islamic State attack, a Peshmerga commander said. “A group...
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Islamic State return to Syria and Iraq is just a matter of time
Many officials and experts said that ISIS has not already been defeated and that returning under this or another name is only a matter of...
50 families flee town in Iraqi Kurdistan fearing Islamic State threat
Dozens of families have fled a town in Iraqi Kurdistan Region feeling threatened by Islamic State militants’ activity in the region, Kurdish media said Thursday
Iraq anti-terrorism troops kill 10 IS militants
Iraqi security forces killed on Wednesday 10 Islamic State militants and arrested five others during a counter-terrorism operation in Anbar province
Iraq foils Islamic State scheme to attack village during Eidul Adha
A pro-government force said on Wednesday that a plot by Islamic State militants to spoil Iraqis’ celebration of Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam) was foiled in...
Iraqi security arrest three ISIS members who transferred explosives
Iraqi intelligence and security forces arrested three Islamic State terrorists who confessed to committing various crimes and carrying out executions for the jihadist group, Iraq’s...
10 ISIS militants killed in air strike in Iraq
At least 10 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike by the US-led coalition aircraft and clashes with Iraqi security forces in western...