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Eight Daesh terrorists were killed Sunday in an air raid that targeted a terrorist hotbed in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh. “The US-led international coalition warplanes launched an airstrike, targeting a terrorist hotbed in Hamam al-Alil district in Nineveh,” the Security Media Cell said in a press statement. “Eight …

At least three members of Iraq’s security forces and one civilian were killed on Saturday in three separate attacks by terrorists, security sources said. An army officer and soldier were killed when an explosive went off inside a house they were de-mining in the Sinjar district west of Mosul, and …

Four other members of the Islamic State (Daesh) were captured in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday. Iraqi Interior Ministry said in a statement that the insurgents were arrested on judicial arrest warrants by a Nineveh Police force in western Mosul, noting that they had been involved in attacks …

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 …

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 …

Iraq’s interior ministry on Tuesday announced the arrest of an alleged Islamic State terrorist member who was involved in the destruction of ancient monuments and artifacts at the Mosul Museum when the terror group controlled the city. A security forces’ unit arrested an “ISIS member who confessed to destroying and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Iraq’s pro-government Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have successfully purged more than a dozen other 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 media bureau of …

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 …

Five years ago on this day, the Islamic State (IS) terrorists carried out a barbaric attack on the Iraqi Yazidis’ hometown of Sinjar where they killed thousands of civilians and kidnapped several thousands more. The extremist group labeled the Yazidis as “infidels” to justify its horrific massacre in Sinjar. According …

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, …

The United States imposed sanctions on Four Iraqis including two former Iraqi provincial governors it accused of human rights abuses and corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday. The sanctions target Rayan al-Kildani and Waad Qado, and former governors Nawfal Hammadi al-Sultan and Ahmed al-Jubouri, the Treasury said in …

An Iraqi joint force killed on Monday eight terrorists during a security operation in Salahuddin province, a police chief said. Salahuddin Police Chief Maj. Gen. Kandil al-Jabouri said that a joint force consisting of the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), supported by the international coalition planes carried …