Kurds, Iraqi forces in standoff in oil-rich Kirkuk
- 15-Oct-2017
MARYAM BEIK: Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the Islamic State group. The Kurds said Saturday that Baghdad had set a deadline for their forces to surrender positions […]
Iraqi troops on southern front battle for last town before Mosul
- 05-Nov-2016
MOSUL: Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between them and the Islamic State stronghold to the north, which is already under assault from special forces fighting inside the city’s eastern districts. Saturday’s attack on Hammam al-Alil, about 15 km (10 miles) south of Mosul, targeted a force of […]
Iraqi troops, militia retake strategic town north of Tikrit
- 10-Mar-2015
BAGHDAD: Iraqi troops and militias drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Alam on Tuesday, fighters and a local official said, clearing the way for an offensive to retake the nearby city of Tikrit from the ultra-radical group.
Advancing Iraq troops enter strategic town on edge of Tikrit
- 07-Mar-2015
BAGHDAD: Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of Saddam Hussein's home city Tikrit on Friday, pressing on with the biggest offensive yet against Islamic State militants that seized the north last year.