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10 Jihadists Killed in Anti-ISIS Operation in Iraq

Iraqi forces have killed 10 jihadists during an operation against Islamic State (ISIS) group remnants in a vast desert area northwest of Baghdad, authorities said Sunday. An Iraqi security source told AFP the operation was "a pre-emptive measure" to thwart attacks allegedly planned for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which starts soon. The ...

Iraq Repatriates 625 People from Syria Camp

Nearly 160 Iraqi families have been repatriated from Syria's Al-Hol camp, home to tens of thousands of people including family members of suspected jihadists, an Iraqi government spokesman said Sunday. More than 43,000 Syrians, Iraqis, and foreigners from at least 45 countries are held in the squalid and overcrowded camp in Kurdish-controlled ...

U.S. Military Announces the Killing of Four Islamic State Leaders

Four Islamic State group leaders were killed in a joint US-Iraqi raid in western Iraq last month, including the head of the jihadist group's operations in the country, the US military said Friday. "This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians," ...

Nightlife Now Rules in Iraq's Former IS Bastion

If they had tried to do this a few years ago, the group of Iraqi women enjoying a night out in Mosul would probably have risked severe punishment. The northern city was under the harsh rule of the Islamic State (IS) group until the jihadists were ousted from their last major Iraqi bastion in 2017. Seven years later, Mosul's streets truly come ...