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Iraqi army soldiers, backed by fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces, have launched a major operation to hunt down the remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in an area of the country’s western province of Anbar. The media bureau of the volunteer forces, known by Hashd al-Sha’abi, announced in …

Iraqi military intelligence forces arrested on Sunday two Islamic State terrorists at a security checkpoint in Mosul city. The pair had fled Mosul city to Erbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan region following the crushing defeat of the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq in 2017, Iraqi media quoted the Military Intelligence …

The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq announced that Rusafa Central Criminal Court had issued a life sentence against Daesh convict of Pakistani origin over terrorism charges. The council said on Thursday that the criminal court issued a life sentence against a terrorist holding the Pakistani nationality after he admitted offering …

Five more civilians have been confirmed killed in Iraq by the US-led coalition during its campaign against the Daesh terror group, which brings the total number of civilians killed in Syria and Iraq to at least 1,313, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve said in its monthly casualty report on …

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 …

An Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) commander said on Monday that 10 hotbeds of the Islamic State terrorist group were destroyed during an ongoing military operation in the country. “Security forces, PMF also known as Hashed al-Sha’abi, backed by Iraqi warplanes, destroyed 10 Islamic State hideouts and killed all terrorists …

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 …

A motorcycle rigged with explosives went off near a mosque south of the capital Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 34, Iraqi security officials said Saturday. The officials said the blast happened the previous evening on a commercial street in the village of Mussayyib. They spoke on condition of anonymity …

Members of the pro-government Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have managed to cleanse a number of villages in the country’s western province of Anbar during the fourth phase of a major offensive to hunt down remnants of the terrorist group of Daesh. The media bureau of …

Iraqi military intelligence forces arrested on Sunday three Islamic State militants during a military operation in Nineveh province. In a press release, the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate said its troops arrested the three terrorists in al Sahaji village, west of Mosul. The three terrorists, according to the statement, were implicated …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces announced on Sunday that two Islamic State terrorists had been arrested for their involvement in a deadly car bomb attack in Nineveh province. The PMF or so-called “Hashed al-Sha’abi” said in a press statement that the two IS terrorists were arrested during a counter-terrorism operation in …

Iraqi government forces, supported by fighters from allied Popular Mobilization Units, have carried out separate clean-up operations against remnants of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group across the country, killing dozens of the terrorists in the process. The media bureau of Popular Mobilization Units, known by Hashd al-Sha’abi, said in a …

Iraqi forces with Iraqi PMF “Hashed al-Sha’abi” on Wednesday destroyed five more Islamic State (IS) hideouts in the province of Diyala, as a comprehensive operation is ongoing in the region. They were targeted in Diyala’s districts of Khanaqin and Jalawla, Diyala Police Chief Faisal Kazim al-Abadi said, adding that the …

Iraq’s security announced on Wednesday the arrest of a senior Daesh member at the head of the terrorist group’s department in charge of “spoils-of-war.” The man was identified as al-Makna Abu Shaher and was arrested by Iraqi federal police forces in 1 Huzayran area, in the province of Kirkuk, according …

Members of the pro-government Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have managed to cleanse more than a dozen villages in the southern part of the country’s province of Nineveh during the third phase of a major offensive to hunt down remnants of the Daesh terrorist group. The …

An Iraqi court has sentenced an Azerbaijani woman to 15 years in prison for her affiliation to the Daesh terrorist group. The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, in a statement released on Thursday, announced that the Central Criminal Court had issued the verdict against the woman, whose identity was not …

Overall, at least 355 people were killed or found in mass graves during July. Another 127 were wounded. During July, at least 177 people were killed, and 113 were wounded in violence-related to Iraq and the Daesh terrorist group. At least 35 of them were civilians; 19 were security personnel, …

US officials claim Washington has intelligence that the son and possible successor of Osama bin Laden have been killed, NBC reports. As of yet, the officials have provided few additional details. Three US officials who requested anonymity told NBC that Hamza bin Laden – son of terror leader and founder …

The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Monday that its forces arrested two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in the southeastern governorate of Maysan. Speaking to the news agencies, Maj. Gen. Saad Maan, the ministry’s spokesman, said counter-terrorism forces and intelligence arrested two Islamic State terrorists, who are wanted …

Sri Lankan police have not found enough evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS) terrorists were directly involved with the Easter Sunday bombings, the chief investigator said on Wednesday, even though the group had claimed responsibility. The attacks on churches and hotels in Colombo and in the east killed more …