Tag Archives: Nineveh

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces managed to capture 15 ISIS members in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate during the Ramadan operation. In a statement released by a senior official of Hashd al-Sha’abi forces, he declared that the location of the terrorists in the Nineveh area has been …

Stone by stone, digital artists, and game developers from Mosul are rebuilding Nineveh’s heritage sites in the digital world.

Germany is the latest country to donate additional funds for mine clearance efforts in Iraq with a USD 2.2 million contributions. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) confirmed the donation in an official statement on Wednesday, noting that the war against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq “has resulted …

A morbidly obese Daesh ‘mufti’ was caught in a raid yesterday by an elite Iraqi SWAT team, of the Nineveh regiment in the city of Mosul. Shifa Al-Nima, also known as Abu Abdul-Bari, was too overweight (reportedly weighing over 135 kilograms) to be taken into a police car, however, and …

The Iraqi military said on Sunday that its warplanes shelled an alleged Islamic State hideout in a rural part of Salahuddin province, killing all its occupants. In a statement, the military said Iraqi F-16 fighter jets launched an airstrike and destroyed a position the terrorist organization held near the city …

Iraqi police forces in Nineveh province on Tuesday arrested four alleged Islamic State terrorists in the city of Mosul, local authorities said. Mosul has been relatively stable since Iraqi forces regained control of the city about two years ago—although some Islamic State attacks have taken place amid worries by local …

Iraqi security forces carried out an operation against the Islamic State (IS) near Mosul, north of Iraq, during which they killed at least 14 jihadists. According to Iraq’s state-owned news agency, the operation was conducted in the remote areas south of Mosul, Nineveh province. Other reports claimed also that 13 …

The Commission of Integrity revealed on Monday the issuance of two summon orders against a member in the current parliament and the former governor of Nineveh; based on the provisions of articles (307 and 331) of the Iraqi Penal Code. The Investigations Department of the Commission pointed out that the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …