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Iraqi forces coordinate with Peshmerga to restore Hawija

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

A high-level delegation from Iraqi Ministry met on Friday with the Kurdish Peshmerga’s command in Kirkuk, an informed source said. Speaking to Shafaq News, the source said the two sides agreed on participation of Peshmerga in operations to liberate Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk, and regions in its vicinity. On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and the Joint Operations CommandRead more

Iraq holds 1,300 IS women, children

Baghdad - Al Maghrib Today

Iraq has in its custody more than 1,300 women and children from Islamic State group families who surrendered to Kurdish peshmerga forces, an official said Monday. "The peshmerga handed over 1,333 women and children from jihadist families from the Islamic State group," said the senior official in the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC). Iraqi forces in late August ousted ISRead more

Iraq holds 1,300 IS women, children: security official

Baghdad - Al Maghrib Today

Two bombings hit Iraqi province of Hawija

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

A local source from Salahuddin province has revealed an unprecedented ‘overnight displacement’ by families of the Islamic State militants from north of the province, as liberation offensive nears. “The western coast of Shirqat, north of Salahuddin, has seen an unprecedented displacement by families of the IS members that take place overnight toward unknown destinations, leaving their houses empty,” the sourceRead more

‘Gates of hell’ — Tal Afar fighting worse than Mosul: Iraqi Army

Baghdad - Al Maghrib Today

Iraqi forces battling to retake the small town of Al-Ayadiya, where militants fleeing Tal Afar have entrenched themselves, said on Tuesday the fighting is “multiple times worse” than the battle for Mosul’s Old City. Hundreds of battle-hardened fighters were positioned inside most houses and high buildings inside the town, making it difficult for government forces to make any progress, armyRead more

Keeping cool in combat: in Iraq the iceman cometh

Tal Abta - Al Maghrib Today

Fighting in 50-degree desert heat is bad enough, but add choking exhaust fumes amid the confines of armoured vehicles, and no wonder the soldiers await their daily ice deliveries. In Tal Abta south of Tal Afar, where Iraqi forces have been engaged in mopping up operations against diehard jihadists of the Islamic State group, a key force is engaged inRead more