Iraq - Islamic World News

General info The desert area between Iraq and Syria has been controlled by radical jihadists for a long time. Both Syria and Iraq have been unable to secure this large area and it has become a foothold used by al-Qaeda and ISIS. As the ISIS influence had been growing, the roads in this desert area became an important […]

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq announced the recapture of Al Nuri Grand Mosque in Mosul on Thursday from Islamic State militants, calling it a sign of the end of the extremists’ grip on the region and vowing to chase them out of the country. “We are seeing the end of the fake Daesh state, […]

Battle of #Mosul, Iraqi forces momentum slowed down; Number of districts was liberated as ISIS defends hardly in Old Mosul district After days of stopping operations in Mosul, Iraqi forces resumed their operation and liberated “Yarmuk” ,”Al-Abar” ,”Al-Arubah”, “Al-Maqrib” & “Al-Matahen ” districts and successfully advanced in NW part of city where is industrial city located. […]