Turkish airstrikes kill 16 terrorists in Hakkari
Turkish airstrikes “neutralized” 16 PKK terrorists in a rural part of Cukurca in Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province on Thursday, the military said on Friday. In…
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Mosul, Aleppo to ‘set the course of anti-Daesh fight’
Iraq’s Mosul and Syria’s Aleppo are the two cities which will set the future course of the fight against Daesh, according to Turkish Deputy Prime…
Obama: Daesh faces defeat in Mosul
The battle to oust Daesh from Iraq’s second largest will be “tough”, but ultimately successful, President Barack Obama said Tuesday. “There will be advances and…
Peshmerga forces using US drones in Mosul offensive
Kurdish Peshmerga forces are using U.S.-made drones during an ongoing offensive to recapture Iraq’s northern city of Mosul from Daesh terrorists. The Iraqi army and…
Iraq is determined to get Mosul back
Iraq’s Prime MinisterHaider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul, the capital of Islamic State’s so-called caliphate in Iraq. “I…
Iraqi PM: ‘Turkey won’t take part in Mosul op under any circumstances’
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi has rejected any role for Turkish forces in the upcoming offensive on an Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, as tensions…
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…
ISIS attack foiled south of Mosul
Iraqi army forces on Monday thwarted an attack by members of the Daesh terrorist group in the recently-recaptured Qayyarah district south of the Daesh-held city…
IS fires mustard gas shell at air-base south of Mosul
Daesh militants have launched a chemical attack against an air base in northern Iraq, US officials say. The militants fired a shell with mustard agent…
Iraq ready by “early October” for Mosul assault
Iraqi security forces will be ready by next month for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, the top general in the US…