(Reuters) U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled their way to within firing range of Mosul’s main government buildings, a major target in the offensive to dislodge
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(Reuters) Iraq’s Kurdistan has agreed new deals to borrow $3 billion from trading houses and Russian state oil firm Rosneft that will be guaranteed by future oil sales to
(Reuters) A Pentagon-led preliminary plan to defeat Islamic State was delivered to the White House on Monday and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was expected to brief senior
(Reuters) Iraqi forces seized a damaged Mosul bridge on Monday which could link up their units on either side of the Tigris river, as thousands of civilians fled the
(Reuters) The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, as
(Reuters) U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Sunday, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city’s government-held eastern
Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Kurdistan authorities are detaining men and boys fleeing battles between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul, even after security vetting proves them clean, according
Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Explosion hit a minor pipeline in Bai Hassan oilfield, close to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, Kirkuk Police Chief Sarhad Qadir said on Saturday. “An
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A deal goes into force within hours between Islamic State militants and Turkey-backed militias, granting IS a safe exit from the Syria city of al-Bab, Bas
Erbil (IraqiNews.com) Eyewitnesses in Erbil Province revealed that Turkish warplanes attacked the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party in Kandil Mountains, north of the province. One of the