Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Friday that the implementation of the central government’s decisions to take ...
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIL terrorist group, which is also under attack in neighboring Syria. “A huge military operation has begun to liberate Hawija and its surrounding areas,” the operation’s ...