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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 …

The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad on Monday, in the presence of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi, Speaker of the Popular Mobilization Authority Faleh Fayad and a number of leaders of the Popular …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Israeli airstrike on an ammunition depot in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), is a declaration of war against Iraq, and Baghdad should openly respond to violations of its sovereignty, an Iraqi lawmaker and a PMF official, Ahmed Asadi, said on Thursday. …

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 …

An American surveillance drone has crashed northwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, according to a report. The Iraqi Arabic-language Burath news agency cited informed sources on Friday saying that the drone, registered under the number “52187,” had probably crashed due to hacking or electronic jamming from an “unknown source.” …

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 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 …

Iraqi security forces in cooperation with Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are sweeping villages and farmland north of Baghdad as part of an operation aimed at clearing remaining terrorists belonging to the Daesh “Islamic State” group from around the country’s capital. A military helicopter flew over army units in the area …

Unidentified drones have reportedly attacked a base belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the Salahuddin Province. The attack killed one PMF member and injured another four, al-Ahad television network reported on Friday. It is yet unclear who orchestrated the operation. Meanwhile, al-Etejah television network reported that an American …

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 …

Iraqi fighters from Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have launched the second phase of a military operation to purge the vast desert in the country’s western province of Anbar along the border with Syria of members of the terrorist group of Daesh. The media bureau of the voluntary forces – also …

Iraqi Defense Ministry announced Friday that its minister, Najah al-Shammari, ordered to form an inquiry commission following the release of an audio clip attributed to the commander of Anbar operations, Mahmoud al-Falahi, to communicate with the CIA. Iraqi Defense Minister “ordered the formation of an inquiry commission to find out …