Turkey and Iraq in war of words over Mosul
Tensions between Iraq and Turkey have surged as the two neighbours gear up to launch the long-awaited battle to oust the Islamic State group from…
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Iraqi woman beheads ISIS terrorists and cooks their heads
An Iraqi housewife and militia commander named Wahida Mohamed alias Um Hanadi, has attained notoriety for her acts of violence against Islamic State (IS) members,…
12 killed in militant attacks north of Iraq’s Tirkit
Twelve people have been killed after militants attacked a police checkpoint north of the Iraqi city of Tikrit and detonated a car bomb, Iraqi officials…
Iran to continue support for Iraq against IS
Mr. Rouhani and Mr. Heidar al-Ebadi sat together to discuss the latest developments on the grounds in Iraq’s battle against terrorism and extremism. Rouhani told…
Iraqi Christian who fled ISIS in Mosul now facing UK deportation – Video
An Assyrian Christian who fled Islamic State is fighting a Home Office decision to deny him asylum and send him back to Iraq. Sarmad Ozan,…
The thirty-year war: still on track
In spring 2003, barely two weeks after the invasion of Iraq, one of the earlier columns in this series was perhaps rashly titled “A thirty-year…
4,460 US troops now in Iraq
In the past few days, more than 400 additional US troops have been deployed to Iraq, a military official for the US Central Command (CENTCOM)…
The Post 9/11 Era: Fifteen Years of America’s “War on Terror”. Years of Horror inflicted on the People of the Middle East
The “war on terror”, launched by the administration of president George W. Bush in the weeks following 9/11, revealed the naked barbarity of US imperialism….
Kurdish leader says Mosul battle plans ready, could be concluded by year-end
Military plans to retake Mosul from Islamic State are ready and the northern Iraqi city might be recaptured before the end of the year, the…
Twin bombings kill 3 in Iraqi capital
At least three people were killed Thursday in two separate bomb attacks in Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to a local security source. “One person was…