Iraqi army breaks siege on ISIL-besieged troopers September 22, 2014 Leave a comment Iraqi army forces, backed by volunteer fighters, have managed to break a siege by ISIL Takfiri militants on hundreds of soldiers in an area of the western province of al-Anbar. ... Read More »
Major operation against the Takfiri ISIL terrorists launched in Iraq’s Fallujah September 21, 2014 Leave a comment Iraq’s military, backed by volunteers, has launched a major operation against the Takfiri ISIL militants in the western province of al-Anbar. The army operation, which was kicked off on Sunday ... Read More »
Anti-ISIL ‘coalition’ doomed to failure without Iran: Iraqi politician September 19, 2014 Leave a comment Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq has called for close cooperation among world countries to counter terrorism, saying that the so-called US-led coalition against ISIL Takfiri terrorists will ... Read More »
Iraq mustn’t depend on West in anti-ISIL fight: Al-Sistani September 19, 2014 Leave a comment Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has advised the Iraqi government not to rely on foreign powers in fighting the Takfiri ISIL terrorists, one of his close aides ... Read More »
30 terrorists killed in Iraq as ISIL military commander arrested September 18, 2014 Leave a comment Thirty gunmen of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist organization were killed on Thursday, following an air strike that targeted their based in Hammam Al-Aleel ... Read More »
Foreign ground troops in Iraq ‘out of the question': Al-Abadi September 18, 2014 Leave a comment Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has strongly opposed possible deployment of foreign ground troops in his country against the ongoing ISIL militancy. Al-Abadi says foreign boots are neither necessary nor ... Read More »
Iraq forces push ISIL back in Al Anbar: Report September 18, 2014 Leave a comment The Iraqi military has reportedly pushed ISIL Takfiri militants back in parts of Al-Anbar Province. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense made the announcement on Thursday, saying the Iraqi forces had ... Read More »
US Strikes ’Jihadists’ near Baghdad for First Time September 17, 2014 Leave a comment The United States has bombed militants near Baghdad in support of Iraqi forces, striking close to the capital for the first time in its expanded campaign against ISIL ‘jihadists’. The ... Read More »
Muqtada Sadr Rules out US Military Presence in Iraq September 17, 2014 Leave a comment Iraqi cleric Seyed Muqtada al-Sadr ruled out US military presence in Iraq, threatening his forces would target American troops if they do not leave the Muslim country. In a statement ... Read More »
Army launches major offensive on ISIL in central Iraq September 17, 2014 Leave a comment Iraqi military soldiers backed by tribal volunteers have launched a major offensive to flush out ISIL Takfiri terrorists from a key town in central Iraq, security sources say. The military ... Read More »