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A security source reported that Iraqi forces bombed ISIS between Al-Azim borders, north of Diyala, and the Saladin Governorate. The source told Alghadeer News, “The Iraqi Army monitored, with thermal cameras, ISIS movements between the outskirts of Al-Azim near the village of Albu Khayal and the borders of Saladin.” The …

The Elections Supreme Security Committee has taken all necessary precautions to secure and protect the polling stations and ballot boxes, the Iraqi army’s chief of staff, lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah, said on Thursday. In a statement to Alghadeer News, Yarallah said, “the committee is chaired by the deputy chief …

Iraqi Interior Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying that the Ministry of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism forces have arrested six ISIS terrorists in different parts of Nineveh province under Article 4 of the Terrorism Act. These elements admitted that they had participated in several operations against Iraqi security forces and …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced, Thursday, that “a large force of Imam Ali (as) Combat Division, 2nd Brigade – Hashed Al-Sha’abi, carried out a large-scale joint military operation in the Al-Fayadh, in Baghdad belt, and the Anbar desert.” A statement to the PMF media, obtained by the “Al-Ghadeer” website, …

A security source revealed that the Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, has assigned a new Chief of Staff to succeed Othman Al-Ghanmi, who became Minister of the Interior. Al- Kadhimi assigned Lieutenant General, Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah to head the Army Staff, the source, who requested …

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Brigadier Yahya Rasoul, confirmed today, Saturday, that “the operations of the Iraqi heroes – the victory of sovereignty, have achieved their goals as planned.” Rasoul said in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency “conscious”, seen by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “the operations …

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, confirmed today, Tuesday, that the Iraqi army obtained information confirming the presence of prominent leaders of the terrorist “ISIS” organization inside the area that witnessed the launch of the “Heroes of Iraq / Nasr Al-Siyadah” operation in the north of …

Iraq’s Armed Forces have launched a new military operation against the Daesh terrorist group covering the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin to the Syrian border. Iraq’s Security Media Cell announced the beginning of the counter-terrorism campaign, dubbed Operation Al Jazeera Lions, on Sunday. “Under the supervision of the Joint …

The Iraqi army on Sunday said its air force carried out a series of strikes against positions held by the so-called Islamic State in rural Salahuddin province, killing a ‘group of’ fighters. This marks the latest air operation the Iraqi forces have carried out using F-16s, targeting hideouts of the …

A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf, yesterday warned that the Jumhuriya Bridge in Baghdad may collapse as a result of arson attacks and the damage caused to its rubber joints. The Jumhuriya Bridge is a crossing that links Tahrir Square to the heavily fortified …

The terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) carried out an attack on an Iraqi Army unit in the province of Salahaddin overnight on Thursday, with casualties reported. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement that the terrorists targeted the military base in the town of Tarmiyah, in Salahuddin province. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Forces (CTF) in cooperation with the United States Air Force conducted a bombing raid on an ISIS-infested island in Iraq on September 10, 2019. F-35A Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle jets dropped more than 36,000 kilograms of bombs in a terrain denial operation that sought to …

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 …

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 …

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 …