Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad, no casualties
A US-led coalition contractor was killed and other civilians were wounded in a rocket attack outside Irbil international airport last Tuesday. On Saturday, rockets wounded personnel working for a US defense company at Balad airbase in Salahaddin province. The US Embassy was a frequent target of rocket attacks during the Trump administration.
Feb 22, 2021, 23:45 PM IST
Iraq's army encircles Islamic State in Mosul's Old City
About 850,000 people, more than a third of the pre-war population of the northern Iraqi city, have fled, seeking refuge with relatives or in camps, according to aid groups.
Islamic State: The end is near...is it?
The Islamic State group has apparently signaled to its fighters that they are on the losing side in an international war against terror that has seen months of bloody territorial battles in Iraq an
Dec 21, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
Iraq military command declares Ramadi fully `liberated`
Iraqi forces have liberated the city of Ramadi and on Monday raised the national flag above the flashpoint government complex, a spokesman for the Joint Operations Command said.
Dec 28, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
Iraqi Army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi
Iraq`s Army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.
Dec 28, 2015, 09:34 AM IST
