Anbar

Iraqi army seizes more territories in Anbar's desert

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Over one hundred houses in western Anbar town are still booby-trapped, a mayor from Anbar from the province was quoted saying on Tuesday. “There are more than 135 booby-trapped houses in sporadic regions in Rawa town,” Hussein Ali, the mayor, told AlSumaria News. “Efforts are still being made to detonate these houses at the lowest amount of losses.” “Army troopsRead more

Iraqi troops killed six ISIS militants in Mousl

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Iraqi troops killed six Islamic State militants in a security campaign launched in southeast of Mosul on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. “The federal investigations and intelligence agency submitted information to the National Security Agency over presence of six out of 20 militants, who previously infiltrated into Mosul, are there at a residential house in al-Shaimaa region, southeast of theRead more

Over 25 persons killed in booby-trapped houses, west of Anbar

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Over twenty five persons were killed as booby-trapped houses exploded in western Anbar, an official said on Friday. “We called on authorities in question in the federal government and Anbar to dispatch team from a specialized company to remove the landmines,” Hussein Ali, mayor of Rawa town, told Baghdad Today. “The amount of explosives planted in the town is veryRead more

Iraqi forced achieve notable advance in Anbar desert

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Iraqi army fighter jets killed 27 Islamic State members in an air raid carried out on Wednesday, a senior paramilitary commander was quoted saying. Qatari al-Samarmad, a commander at Anbar’s mobilization forces, was quoted by IkhNews saying that army warplanes pounded an Islamic State hideout in Wadi Hawran, west of the province, killing 27 militants, including foreign nationals. He saidRead more

Army launches its operations in Rawah with building dirt cover

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

A security source announced on Tuesday the establishment of a 140-kilometer-long dirt cover east of Rawah to prevent the infiltration of extremists affiliated with ISIS, while the US consul general in the Kurdistan region, called for a quick dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve the problems and tension between the two sides. The source said that Al Jazeerah militaryRead more

Iraqi forces liberated 45 villages from grip of ISIS

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

The leadership of the pro-government paramilitary troops have issued a statement on accomplishments made on the second day of operations to clear al-Jazeera region, which falls between each of Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar, the media service said. “Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), along with the army and Federal Police units, backed by the army jets, resumed the second day of operationsRead more

12 militants killed & injured during attempt to leave Salahuddin

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Twelve Islamic State militants were killed and injured as they attempted infiltration toward eastern Salahuddin, a security source said on Friday. “The artillery of Al-Hashd al-Shaabi [Popular Mobilization Forces] shelled Islamic State militants who attempted infiltration from Hamreen mountains toward Tuz Khurmatu region. Three militants were killed, while nine others were wounded,” the source told Baghdad Today. The militants, accordingRead more

Iraqi forces bombed a tunnel for ISIS in Qaim

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Iraqi troops have launched an offensive to liberate an Islamic State-held region, north of the recently-freed Qaim town in Anbar, a paramilitary official said on Wednesday. “Offensive to free al-Rummana, north of Qaim, was launched on Wednesday with participation of security troops and tribes,” Qutri al-Obeidi, a senior leader with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) in al-Baghdadi region in Anbar,Read more

Iraqi forces managed to recapture areas in Anbar

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Iraqi forces recaptured more areas from Islamic State militants on Tuesday as operations continue to retake the group’s last bastions in western Anbar. The Joint Operations Command’s War Media Cell said the forces recaptured several villages near the town of Qaim besides the town’s “phosphate factory”. According to the statement, troops became 13 kilometers away from central Qaim. Iraqi PrimeRead more

Iraq prepares to attack Al-Qaim after destroying ISIS defenses

Anbar - Muslimchronicle

Iraq’s joint operations forces announced its arrival near Al-Qaim after destroying ISIS defense forces and groupings around the judiciary vicinity. This comes in lieu of an attack that was carried out within 48 hours in the location, as well as the return of Rawah’s besieged judiciary, which leaves government forces with the task of sweeping the Anbar desert from terroristRead more