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Iraqi Forces Start Military Campaign to Regain Al-Qa’em form ISIL Terrorists

Deputy Chief of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes announced the start of a military campaign to regain Al-Qa’em area from ISIL terrorists Al-Mohandes added that the Iraqi army and popular forces are attacking ISIL terrorists in the area from different directions in order to control all the Iraqi-Syrian ...

October 25, 2017

Middle East

Abadi: Iraq Foiled Division Schemes, Peshmerga Cooperating with Federal Police

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said his country has foiled attempts of division, noting that Peshmerga Kurdish forces have been cooperating with the Iraqi Federal Police. In his weekly conference on Tuesday, Abadi said Peshmerga forces have not responded to call of escalation and cooperated with Federal police. “Iraq has ...

October 25, 2017

Middle East

Iraqi Kurdistan Offers to ‘Freeze’ Results of Independence Vote

Iraqi Kurdistan proposed Wednesday to freeze the results of its independence referendum, which triggered a major crisis with Baghdad. Iraq has called for the cancellation of the results of the vote, which saw a massive “yes” for independence, as a precondition for any talks. In a statement released overnight, the ...

October 25, 2017

Middle East

Leader of Assaeb Ahl Al-Haqq in Iraq, Sheikh Qaiss Al-Khazali

Hashd Commander: US Must Prepare to Leave Iraq after ISIL Defeat

Leader of paramilitary force in Iraq, Assaeb Ahl Al-Haqq hit back at US Secretary of State remarks on Hashd Shaabi volunteer forces, saying Washington must prepare to withdraw its forces from the country following the defeat of ISIL Takfiri group. Tweeting on his account on social media, Sheikh Qaiss Al-Khazali ...

October 24, 2017

Middle East

Abadi to Tillerson: Hashd Fighters Hope of Iraq, Region

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met top US diplomat Rex Tillerson in Baghdad on Monday, challenging the secretary of state over his comments on Hashd Shaabi volunteer forces. Tillerson, in Riyadh on Sunday, had called on Hashd fighters in Iraq to “go home” as the fight against the ISIL terrorist ...

October 24, 2017

Middle East

Russia’s Lavrov after Meeting Jaafari: Iraq-Kurd Dialogue a Must

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for dialogue between the Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad, warning that tensions following last month’s Kurdish independence referendum should not become “another source of instability.” “We understand the hopes of Kurdish people to strive and strengthen their identity… but it would be right ...

October 23, 2017

Middle East

Iraqi Forces Regain Control over Last Separatist Bastion in Kirkuk

The Iraqi military and security forces managed on Friday to regain control over Alton Kubri, the last separatist bastion in Kirkuk, which is 50 kilometers away from Erbil, the largest city in Kurdistan. A military commander told AFP that the Iraqi forces managed to storm Al-Tun Kobri after clashes with ...

October 20, 2017

Middle East

Iraqi Kurds Say Open to Talks after Baghdad Military Operation

The Iraqi Kurdish regional government said Thursday it was open to talks with Baghdad after central government forces seized a swathe of territory from Kurdish separatist fighters. “The cabinet welcomes the initiative of Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on starting negotiations with the regional government to solve pending issues according to ...

October 19, 2017

Middle East

Baghdad Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Iraqi Kurd VP

A Baghdad court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the vice president of Iraqi Kurdistan on charges of “provocation” against Iraq’s armed forces, the judiciary said. Kosrat Rasul had referred to the Iraqi army and federal police as “occupation forces” in a statement on Wednesday, the court said. In ...

October 19, 2017

Middle East

Iraq Says Mission Accomplished in Kirkuk Operation

Iraqi forces said Wednesday they had achieved their objectives in an operation to restore security to territories seized by Peshmerga forces during 2014 push against ISIL Takfiri group. On Monday and Tuesday, Iraqi troops retook the northern province of Kirkuk and its lucrative oil fields, as well as formerly Kurdish-held ...

October 18, 2017