Posts Tagged: ISIS Iraq
Islamic State Makes Comeback in Iraq With Switch to Guerrilla Tactics
Months after Iraq declared victory over Islamic State, its fighters are making a comeback with a scatter-gun campaign of kidnap and killing. With its dream of...
Iraq Makes Arrests in Kidnapping of Security Men by Islamic State
Iraq's security forces said on Monday they had made arrests related to the kidnapping and holding hostage of six of their members by Islamic State...
Iraq Bombs Meeting of Islamic State Leaders in Syria: Military
Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighboring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant group, its...
Iraqis Voting in First Election Since Islamic State Downfall
For the first time since driving out Islamic State, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal...
Iraq Uses Baghdadi Aide’s Phone to Capture Islamic State Commanders
Iraqi agents are holding a top aide to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and used an app on his mobile phone to lure four...
Islamic State Kills 25 Iraqi Militiamen Near Kirkuk
Islamic State militants ambushed a convoy of government-backed militia fighters near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk late on Sunday, killing at least 25 of...
Countries Who Fought Islamic State Must Help Rebuild Iraq: Tillerson
The United States urged members of the coalition fighting the Islamic State on Tuesday to help rebuild Iraq or risk the reversal of the gains...
US Forces Begin Reducing Numbers in Iraq
US forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared "victory" over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday. Iraqi forces...
After Helping Defeat ISIS, Iran-Backed Militants in Iraq Now Targeting US Troops
Now that they’ve helped vanquish the Islamic State from much of Iraq, a battle-hardened militia with close ties to Iran may be training its sights...
Report: Thousands of ISIS Fighters Surrendering in Iraq
The prisoners were taken to a waiting room in groups of four, and were told to stand facing the concrete wall, their noses almost touching...
ISIS to Be Planning Attacks Against the West to Boost Morale After Defeats in Syria, Iraq
ISIS is said to be planning a new wave of attacks against Western targets in an attempt to boost morale following crushing defeats in Syria and Iraq. An...
Iraq’s Military Reclaims City From ISIS as Terrorist Group Rapidly Collapses
Iraq’s military fully reclaimed this northern city from the Islamic State on Sunday in a rapid campaign that defied expectations that the extremist group would...
Mosul Achieves Liberation From ISIS After 3 Years of Occupation
Soldiers cleared explosives from Mosul’s historic quarter after its liberation all but ended Islamic State’s presence in Iraq, three years of occupation that left a...
Mosul Residents Say ISIS Militants Still Live Among Liberated Civilians
Residents of ISIS's former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul have warned that extremists were still living among civilians in parts of the city liberated by U.S.-backed...
