By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Are Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units heroes or villains? In September 2014, Ahmed al-Khafaji enlisted at the age of 25 in the Popular Mobilization Units, which were formed in accordance with a religious fatwa issued […]
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Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Fighter and remotely piloted […]
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Iraq still needs Massive Int'l Support
Crisis-torn Iraq still needs ‘continuous and massive’ international support, Security Council told With Iraq facing “one of the most difficult phases in its modern history,” the Government, its leadership and, most of all, Iraqis themselves, will need “continuous and massive” support and assistance from the international community, the top United Nations official in the country […]
Video: Twin Blasts in Anbar Kill Dozens
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More than 20 Iraqi soldiers and the fighters supporting them have been killed in twin suicide attacks. ISIL fighters are being blamed for the twin attacks. They're the latest casualties in the battle […]
Iraq Displacement Passes 3.1 Million
The latest IOM Iraq Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has identified more than 3.1 million Iraqis displaced by conflict since the beginning of 2014. This number includes over 250,000 individuals displaced from Ramadi, the capital of Anbar governorate, since April 2015. The DTM has identified 3,112,914 persons displaced by conflict in Iraq. The majority, 67 per […]
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Airstrikes Continue Against Terrorists
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place yesterday, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria […]
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Video: Iraq Bomb Kills at Least 19
From AFP Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when a car bomb exploded near a market on Tuesday in the Iraqi capital's eastern district of Baghdad al-Jadida, a predominantly Shiite area that has […]
Funding Shortage Closes UN Water, Sanitation
With more than 74,000 new people displaced by fighting on the move in Iraq, the United Nations humanitarian wing has warned that overall, some 40 per cent of critically needed life-saving water and sanitation programmes will be forced to shut down by the end of the month due to lack of funding. “New displacements, dynamic […]
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Airstrikes Continue in Iraq, Syria
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place yesterday, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Fighter […]
Tags: caliphate, featured, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Operation Inherent Resolve, Syria, terrorism, United States
Video: Iraq shows off New F-16s
The Iraq Air Force on Monday showed off the first four F-16 warplanes it has purchased from the US, at the Iraq Air Force's Balad base, north of Baghdad. The F-16s are part of a squadron of 36 purchased by the government, which were delivered to Iraq the week before. (Source: The Telegraph)
Car Bomb Kills 120
By John Lee. A car bomb has killed an estimated 120 people and injured at least 130 at a busy market in the predominantly Shia town of Khan Bani Saad, north of the Baghdad. The Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) group has said it was behind the attack, adding that one of its members drove […]
Fallujah Liberation Key to Securing Anbar
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On July 13, Iraqi authorities announced the launch of the battle to liberate Anbar province — the biggest Iraqi province in terms of surface — from the Islamic State’s (IS, ISIS, ISIL) grip, with the […]