Tag Archives: Hashed al-Sha’abi

Iraqi police arrest five Islamic State terrorists in Mosul.

The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that five members of the Islamic State militant group were arrested in Mosul city. “A force of the 12th police emergency regiment of the Nineveh Police Command arrested five IS militants, who are involved in terrorist acts in Mosul city,” the Interior Ministry …

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Separate attacks kill 7 in Baghdad suburb.

At least seven people have been killed in three separate attacks on the northern outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, over the past few hours. Security sources said on Sunday that the overnight attacks targeted the homes of tribal fighters belonging to pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as Hashd …

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Iraqi PMF attacked by unidentified aircraft.

Iraq’s pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have come under an airstrike by an unidentified aircraft near an airfield in the western province of Anbar. An informed source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the aircraft struck the outskirts of an al-Marsanat military camp, which lies 70 kilometers west of …

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Iraqi PMF seizes IS drone, destroys hideouts in eastern Iraq.

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), on Friday, seized a drone belonging to the Islamic State (Daesh) and destroyed hideouts of the extremist terrorists in the eastern province of Diyala, a local security official said. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, a force from the Hashed al-Sha’abi’s 24th brigade carried out a …

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Iraqi intelligence arrest five Islamic State terrorists in Diyala.

Iraqi military intelligence forces announced on Tuesday that five Islamic State terrorists were arrested in the eastern province of Diyala. “Acting on intelligence information, troops of the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate caught five Islamic State terrorists in Mandali district in Diyala,” Alsumaria News quoted the directorate as saying in a …

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Iraq launches anti-ISIS operation near Saudi border

Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on early Monday the start of a military operation to “dry up the sources of terrorism” in the desert areas between the provinces of Anbar and Najaf along the Saudi Arabian border. This marks the latest military campaign Iraq has launched among four other operations …

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15 Daesh terrorists Killed in Airdrop Operation.

Iraqi counter-terrorism forces conducted an airdrop operation on Monday in an area between Diyala and Salahaddin provinces where they killed 15 Islamic State (IS) terrorists, security officials confirmed. Ali Haidar, an officer with Diyala intelligence police, said that the Iraqi forces were backed by the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) also …

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Iraq to file UN complaint against Israel over attacks.

An Iraqi parliamentarian says the Baghdad government is preparing a complaint to the United Nations after investigations revealed that the Israeli regime is “certainly” behind several attacks on the bases of pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces, known as Hashd al-Sha’abi. Ahmad al-Assadi, the spokesman of the Fatah Alliance, told journalists on …

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Over 160 Iraqi MPs Sign Bill to Expel US Forces.

Ahmed al-Kenani, the representative of al-Fatah coalition in the Iraqi parliament, was quoted by al-Itijah news channel as saying that the legal quorum has been achieved for the approval of the bill in the parliament. He added that 165 lawmakers have signed the bill to expel the American forces, adding …

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Iraqi court sentences 11 Daesh terrorists to death.

An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced 11 Daesh terrorists to death for bombing a bridge in the southern Babel province. In a statement, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said the 11 had confessed of being members in the notorious terrorist group. According to the statement, the terrorists had bombed a bridge …

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Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces down spy drone over Nineveh.

Members of pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces, better known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have reportedly intercepted and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle as it was flying in the skies over a region in the country’s northern province of Nineveh. The media bureau of the volunteer forces said in a statement that Hashd …

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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces down a US Spy Drone.

Forces from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq have shot down a spy drone in the country’s northern province of Nineveh. Al-Soumariah television reported on Sunday that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was targeted by the air defenses of the 50th Brigade of Hashd …

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5 killed, 20 wounded in IS mortar attack in northern Iraq

A total of five civilians were killed and 20 people were wounded overnight on Saturday in a mortar attack by Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, a security official said. The incident took place on late Saturday when the extremist IS militants fired mortar rounds on …

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Israel attacked bases of Iraqi anti-terror forces: NYT.

Israel has carried out several attacks targeting bases of Iraqi anti-terror forces “in recent days”, the New York Times reports. Two senior American officials told the newspaper that the attacks targeted Iraqi munition storehouses, alleging that the site was being used “to transfer weapons to Syria”. The report comes amid …

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