Iraq retakes Tal Afar and surrounding areas from IS
- 31-Aug-2017
BAGHDAD: Iraq declared on Thursday that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region in another major victory over Islamic State. IS, which seized nearly a third of Iraq in 2014 in a stunning defeat for the army, now controls just 10 percent of the country, according to the […]
Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says
- 20-Oct-2016
EAST OF MOSUL, IRAQ: The offensive to seize back Mosul from Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a new military operation to clear villages around the city. “The forces are pushing towards the town more quickly than we thought and more quickly […]
Iraq PM says will cooperate with Kurds to liberate Nineveh
- 06-Apr-2015
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the Baghdad government would work with Kurdish authorities to liberate the northern province of Nineveh from Islamic State militants.