Tag Archives: Mosul

The Roads and Bridges Department in Nineveh governorate concluded on Monday a contract with an Egyptian company to reconstruct a major bridge on the Tigris River connecting both sides of Mosul. The department said in a statement that the Director-General of the Department, Hussein Jassem Kadhim, signed a contract with …

Iraqi security forces arrested two leaders of ISIS in the Qayyarah sub-district, south of Mosul. A source in the Nineveh police told the Alghadeer News that “the security forces arrested the two leaders while they were existing together in the house of one of their relatives from ISIS families inside …

Iraqi security forces arrested three ISIS terrorists and the seized explosive devices and materials in their possession, south of Mosul. “A National Security Service unit apprehended three wanted members of ISIS, as well as a fourth individual who had been sheltering them in his home in the village of Malihat …

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, announced on Mon. that eight ISIS terrorists were killed in northern Iraq. Series of counter-terrorist operations of Iraqi army forces continue in different parts of the country. Iraqi forces launched a new operation against ISIS terrorists …

The Governor of Nineveh, Najm Al-Jubouri, announced that 50 displaced families are coming from Al-Jada fifth camp to their areas in the city of Mosul, as part of the voluntary plan to return the displaced from the affected areas. In a press statement, Al-Jubouri said, “50 displaced families have returned …

Experts say they established convincing evidence that ISIL committed genocide ‘against the Yazidi as a religious group’. A United Nations team investigating atrocities in Iraq found “clear and compelling evidence” that ISIL (ISIS) “committed” genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014, its head has said, adding that the armed group …

A security source said on Monday, that Iraqi soldiers were wounded in two separate attacks in south of the city of Mosul, the center of Nineveh Governorate. The source said, that “the first attack happened by an unknown gunmen opened fire this morning at a military checkpoint of the Iraqi …

The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived on Wednesday, Mosul city, the local capital of Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq. A brief government statement said today that Al-Kadhimi is visiting Mosul “on the anniversary of its occupation by ISIS terrorist gangs.” Yesterday, the governor of Nineveh issued …

The Iraqi anti-terrorism apparatus destroyed the tunnels and nests of the Daesh terrorist gangs in the urban desert and washed away victory. A statement of the security media cell received by Alghadeer News, today, Tuesday, that “the formations of the anti-terrorist apparatus represented by the leaders of the first and …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces arrested two ISIS leaders in Mosul, northern Iraq on Monday. In a statement released by Hashd al-Sha’abi forces on Monday, they announced that two ISIS has successfully captured leaders in Mosul during the operation. One of the leaders who …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have targeted ISIS’s bases in the eastern province of Saladin, killing 4 ISIS forces. PMF continues to carry out anti-terrorist measures in various parts of Iraq, according to media. According to the reports, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have targeted the positions …

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

Troops with the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State began departing an airbase in northern Iraq on Thursday, handing it over fully to the Iraqi military as part of a reduction of foreign forces in the country. The overall drawdown will see coalition forces move into a smaller number of bases …

The United Nations heritage agency said on Monday that it will start the reconstruction of Mosul’s Syriac Catholic Al Tahera Church destroyed by ISIS, which was known to be a symbol of the city’s rich diversity. The church was severely damaged by the insurgents during the battle for the northern …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …