Posts Tagged: ISIS Iraq
At Least 31 People Killed in ISIS Bombings in Baghdad
A massive bombing by the Islamic State group outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad and a rush hour car bomb in another...
ISIS Militants in Mosul on ‘Brink of Total Defeat,’ Says Spokesperson for US-Led Coalition
The last of the Islamic State militants remaining in the Iraqi city of Mosul were completely surrounded and “on the brink of total defeat,” a...
US Aims to Destroy ISIS Branch in Afghanistan Before Reinforcements Arrive From Syria, Iraq
After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State group's Afghan branch...
UN Secretary General Calls on World to Increase Aid to People Fleeing ISIS-Held Mosul
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the international community to increase aid to help people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul...
Mosul Radio Station Broadcasts Questions, Concerns Voiced by Iraqis Trapped by ISIS Forces
The listeners who call in to Radio Alghad are typical of talk-radio audiences around the world. It’s complain, complain. Except the callers to “Radio Tomorrow”...
Officials: US Anticipates ISIS Use of Chemical Weapons in Mosul Battle
The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S....
Iraqi Forces Lead Operation to Retake Jihadist-Held Town South of Mosul
Iraqi special forces led an operation on Tuesday aimed at retaking the jihadist-held town of Qayyarah, a key staging base for operations to attack Mosul,...
Prophet Nahum Tomb in Iraqi Kurdistan Falling Into Disrepair
JNS.org - Sherd Mamsani, who was appointed the Jewish representative of the Iraqi Kurdistan's Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs by the Kurdish Regional Government...
ISIS Confirms Key Leader Omar Shishani Killed in Combat
A news agency linked to so-called Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, whom the US said it killed in March. The...
US Adopts Israeli Military Tactic in War Against Islamic State in Iraq
JNS.org - The United States is using an early warning tactic developed by the Israel Defense Forces to minimize civilian casualties in American strikes against Islamic...
Will ISIS Be Gone by the End of the Year?
I predict that the ISIS state in Syria and Iraq will collapse as fast as it arose. Indeed, I will go out on a limb...
American ISIS Fighter Surrenders, Regrets Joining Terror Group: ‘I Wasn’t Thinking Straight’
A Virginia man who joined ISIS and surrendered to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters earlier this week has expressed regret for entering the terror group's self-proclaimed caliphate,...
An Iraqi Sunni State Is a Prerequisite to Defeating ISIS
One of the main prerequisites for defeating ISIS in Iraq and stabilizing the country is the establishment of an independent Sunni Iraqi state alongside the current...
Islamic State Fighters Increasing Presence in Libya, US Official Says
Islamic State fighters have streamed into Libya in recent months, a US official said Thursday, heightening fears the extremists are gaining ground and influence in...
