Iraqi Forces Retake Rawa, the Last IS-Held Town In Iraq
Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition recaptured Rawa, the last urban area in Iraq held by the Islamic State...
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Islamic State Claims Aden Attack, Tunisia Breaks up IS Cells, Iraqi Forces retakes territory near Ramadi…
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Yemeni government and Emirati troops in Aden The UAE was quick to blame Houthi...
Iraqi Government Forces Attempt to Retake the Town of Hawija
As the fight against the Islamic State continues in Iraq, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the government forces...
Iraqi Kurds Face Tension from Iraq, Iran and Turkey after Independence Referendum
On Monday September 25th, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) held an independence referendum on whether the KRG will begin to...
Syrian Democratic Forces in Raqqa
On June 6, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched an offensive on the northern city Raqqa, the Islamic State’s...
Iraqi Forces Make Final Push to Remove IS from Mosul
After a 100-day operation in Mosul, the Iraqi forces successfully pushed the Islamic State out of the eastern portion of...
Iraqi-led Coalition Advances in Mosul Leading to Post Liberation Questions
An Iraqi-led coalition surrounds Mosul, which remains in Islamic State hands. The coalition is made up of the Kurdish Peshmerga,...
Iraqi-led Forces Enter Fallujah Center
On Friday June 17th, Iraqi forces seized a central government compound in the Islamic State-controlled city of Fallujah. For Iraqi forces...
Protesters Storm Iraqi Green Zone Again
Thousands of protesters, many followers of powerful Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, stormed the restricted Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, and...
Iraqi Forces Reclaim Town of Rutbah From Islamic State
On Friday, May 20, 2016, United States (U.S.) military officials announced that Iraqi forces reclaimed the town of Rutbah from...
Iraqi Army Reclaims Another City from IS
Today, April 8, 2016, Reuters reported that the Iraqi army was able to fully recapture the city of Hit from the...
IS Continues to Take Advantage of Lack of Security Forces Around Baghdad
Last Friday, March 25, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 25 and...
Iraqi and Syrian Armies Prepare for Offensives Against Two IS Cities
Major operations are underway to retake cities taken by the Islamic State (IS), one in Iraq and one in Syria....
Kurdish forces launch operation to retake Sinjar in Iraq from the Islamic State
Backed by US air cover, Kurdish militias have launched an operation to retake the strategic town of Sinjar, located about...
Shia militias to fight for Fallujah, U.S. Backed Forces For Ramadi
Iraqi forces are preparing to face the Islamic State head on, in an attempt to take back Fallujah and Ramadi,...
Iraq Plans to Retake Anbar
On May 26, Iraq announced the beginning of a large military operation against the Islamic State to retake Anbar, a...