Iraq captures 186 Islamic State militants

Iraq captures 186 Islamic State militants

(VOVWORLD) - Iraq has dismantled the biggest Islamic State (IS) cell in the country’s western province of Anbar and captured 186 militants, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said
75 IS militants killed in Iraq

75 IS militants killed in Iraq

(VOVworld) – Seventy five Islamic State militants were killed on Monday as the Iraqi security forces recaptured two areas from the extremist militants in eastern city of Ramadi, Anbar province
Iraq: 34 people killed in IS clashes in Anbar

Iraq: 34 people killed in IS clashes in Anbar

(VOVworld) – Iraqi security forces on Monday continued clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi province of Anbar, leaving a total of 34 people killed and 23 others injured
Iraqi forces kill IS commander in Anbar

Iraqi forces kill IS commander in Anbar

(VOVworld) - Iraqi security forces in the Al-Tash region killed Mohammad Eid, a senior commander of IS on the third day of an ongoing large-scale military operation to liberate...
US deploy more troops to Iraq

US deploy more troops to Iraq

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the deployment of 450 additional troops to Iraq, deepening US involvement in the fight against the Islamic State (IS)
Iraq recaptures IS-held town

Iraq recaptures IS-held town

(VOVworld) - Iraqi security forces and allied militias on Saturday retook control of a small town east of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, after heavy clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants
Iraqi PM calls for tribal revolution against IS

Iraqi PM calls for tribal revolution against IS

(VOVworld) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for a "tribal revolution" against foreign enemies and emphasized the importance of the tribes and the sons of Anbar province taking part in...
Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

(VOVworld) – Iraq ruled out any foreign ground intervention to help government forces retake territory lost to jihadists and urged Sunnis to give up such hopes, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al...
IS advances toward Baghdad

IS advances toward Baghdad

(VOVworld) – Islamic State militants reached Amriyat al-Fallujah, the last town under the control of the Iraqi government in western Anbar province, said the town sheriff Aref al-Janabi
Iraq to tighten security on Syria border

Iraq to tighten security on Syria border

(VOVworld) – Iraq’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that its military forces attacked and destroyed two camps of an insurgent group which has relations with the terrorist network of Al...
Bomb attacks on army and pilgrims in Iraq

Bomb attacks on army and pilgrims in Iraq

A roadside bomb attack on an Iraqi army convoy and a car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims killed 10 people and wounded 19 on Saturday. A roadside bomb hit an army convoy near Heet...