Damascus allows Iraq to hit IS targets in Syria

Damascus allows Iraq to hit IS targets in Syria

(VOVWORLD) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack IS targets inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported...
Iraq welcomes pullout of US troops from Syria

Iraq welcomes pullout of US troops from Syria

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi President Barham Salih has expressed hope in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria will contribute to...
IS recaptures all of eastern Syria

IS recaptures all of eastern Syria

(VOVWORLD) -Islamic State (IS) militants have recaptured all areas previously lost to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday
US to close Consulate in Iraq

US to close Consulate in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department announced on Friday that it has decided to place its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra on "ordered departure," citing increasing security threats from...
Iran, Iraq increase defense cooperation

Iran, Iraq increase defense cooperation

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Qadir Nezamipour on Sunday discussed with Iraqi Defense Minister Mahmoud Al-Hayali the defense cooperation between the two countries
Iraq hunts down IS militants

Iraq hunts down IS militants

(VOVWORLD) -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Thursday ordered operations to hunt down Islamic State militants in central Iraq after recent attacks and abductions carried out by the terrorist group
IS leader killed in Iraq

IS leader killed in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) -Iraqi security forces on Sunday killed a leader of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group and some of his aides in an operation in Iraq's central province of...
2 killed, 15 kidnapped by IS in central Iraq

2 killed, 15 kidnapped by IS in central Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State (IS) militants killed 2 truck drivers and kidnapped 15 people in 2 separated attacks on Sunday in central Iraq, official sources reported on Monday