Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Monday that Iraq has sufficient forces to fight the ISIL group, after American senators called for more US troops to be deployed to the country. “The Iraqi government welcomes an increase in support in weapons
Millions of Faithful packed the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Thursday for the culmination of Arbaeen, one of the world’s largest religious events. Despite threat of terrorist attacks, millions of pilgrims have for days been streaming through the golden-domed
Brigadier General Ismail Mahlawi, commander of the Anbar operation command has claimed that ISIS are destroying homes in Ramadi as it struggles to keep control. “In retaliation for the (men) fleeing Ramadi and joining the Iraqi army, ISIS has turned
AMBS Architects have revealed a design for a 230-storey building to tower over Basra. This is a stepping stone towards what the architects envision to be “the first vertical city in the world”. Endored by the Basra Governorate, it aims
The Iraqi security forces launched on Wednesday an attack against the terrorist groups in eatern Ramadi, regaining control over several strongholds in the area. A main highway in the area of al-Zankoura in western Ramadi was also secured by the
The Iraqi Army and their popular committees – are rolling in the Al-Ramadi countryside amid the repeated failures by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) to repel the swarming pro-government soldiers. On Tuesday morning, the Iraqi Army and
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said Monday that Iraq has sufficient forces to fight the ISIL group, after American senators called for more US troops to be deployed to the country. “The Iraqi government welcomes an increase in support in weapons
Iraqi media have reported that security forces have uncovered three ISIS cells that were planning to attack pilgrims at Karbala during Arbaeen. Stockpiles of weapons were found in areas north and south of Baghdad. This discovery emphasizes the threat that
In May of this year, the Iraqi Army was dealt a devastating blow by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) at the provincial capital of the Al-‘Anbar Governorate (Al-Ramadi), resulting in a massive withdrawal from the city to
Iraqi Kurdish fighters have fully retaken control of the strategic dam of Mosul from ISIL militants in northern Iraq. According to Iraqi Kurdish officials on Sunday, Peshmerga forces managed to drive out the militants and regained the control of Iraq’s
