Tag: Iraq

Refugees in Iraq caught between soldiers and jihadists

Iraqi fighting forces are preparing an attack on Mosul. Thousands of people…

Deutsche Welle

Iraqi forces announce complete victory in Fallujah

The announcement comes after Iraqi forces defeated the remaining strongholds of Islamic…

Ahmed Abbas

Iraqi forces say Fallujah ‘fully liberated’

Iraqi troops have cleared out the last pocket of "Islamic State" (IS)…

Deutsche Welle

Iraqi army tightens its control over Fallujah except for ‘some pockets’: Iraqi PM

The Iraqi army began a military operation on 23 May that aims…

Ahmed Abbas

No end to ‘Islamic State’ murders of Yazidis

Islamic State" has been enslaving and murdering Yazidis in Iraq for two…

Deutsche Welle

Iraqi forces take Fallujah government building from ‘Islamic State’

Iraq's military says it has retaken the main government compound in Fallujah…

Deutsche Welle

National Defence Council discusses Armed Forces’ 2016/17 budget

Al-Sisi headed the meeting in which an array of topics was discussed…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt supports unity, sovereignty of Iraq over all territories: Al-Sisi

The president and Iraqi FM reviewed counter-terrorism efforts and the fight against…

Daily News Egypt

Fighting ‘Islamic State’ keeps Iraqi rivals in check – for now

In Bashir, a Shiite Turkmen town recently liberated from the "Islamic State,"…

Deutsche Welle

UN warns that Iraq’s political crisis helps ‘Islamic State’ extremists

The UN has strongly urged Iraq's political leaders and civil society to…

Deutsche Welle