Posts Tagged: ISIS Iraq
Drone, Rocket Attacks Targeted US Forces in Iraq, US Officials Say
US forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and US officials...
Senior Islamic State Figure Killed in Iraq, PM Says
Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in Iraq and...
Rare Twin Suicide Attack Kills at Least 28 in Baghdad
Islamic State militants could have launched a twin suicide bombing that killed at least 28 people in a Baghdad market on Thursday, the first such...
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Iraq Bus Bombing That Killed 12
Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a bus bombing that killed 12 people near the Iraqi city of Kerbala, the Amaq news agency reported...
Islamic State Leader Says ‘Daily Operations’ Underway in Purported Message
Islamic State's media network on Monday issued an audio message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi saying operations were taking place daily and urging freedom for women...
Iraqi Court Sentences Two French Men to Death for Being Islamic State Fighters
An Iraqi court sentenced two French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of being members of Islamic State, a prosecutor told Reuters. Iraq...
France Calls on Iraq to Spare Six of Its Citizens From Death Penalty
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday said France was intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent six of its citizens being executed in Iraq after they...
US Sending Islamic State Suspects From Syria to Iraq
US forces have quietly sent at least 30 suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria last year and in late 2017 to stand trial...
Iraqi Victims of Islamic State Leadership Deserve Justice: UN
Iraq must ensure that the Islamic State leadership faces justice for alleged war crimes and genocide against civilians, not just charges of belonging to a...
Anger and Apprehension Haunt Ruined Sinjar, Years After Islamic State Ousted
It's dawn in Sinjar and the only sounds are the footsteps of guards patrolling a golden-domed shrine on a hill overlooking a vista of collapsed...
Iraqi Christians Celebrate Christmas One Year After Islamic State Defeat
Iraqi Christians quietly celebrated Christmas on Tuesday amid improved security, more than a year after the country declared victory over Islamic State militants who threatened...
Iraq Rail Service Back on Track After War With Islamic State
At Baghdad's grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is the newly revived daily service to Fallujah, a dusty...
Iraqi Militia Say They Killed ISIS Commanders Over Attack on SDF in Eastern Syria
Iraq's Shi'ite militias said on Wednesday that they had killed two Islamic State commanders who ordered an attack last week on US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces...
Iraq Jails French and German Islamic State Members for Life
An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of belonging to Islamic...
