by WorldTribune Staff, August 15, 2016 Kurdish peshmerga forces took 11 villages from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as they advanced on the terror group’s stronghold at Mosul. The Kurds were backed by U.S. airstrikes on Aug. 14 as they advanced from the southeast of Mosul. Iraqi troops are taking up positions to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2016 The death toll from an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) car bombing in Baghdad on July 3 has risen to over 200. Iraqi security and medical officials said 213 people were killed in the blast that was set off in a busy shopping area of the capital’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2016 Iraqi forces are closing in on an airfield they hope to use as a staging ground for an offensive against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Mosul. The Iraqi forces are now some 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the airbase at Qayara, military officials told Reuters. Prime […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2016 Up to 90,000 civilians are being urged to leave Fallujah as Iraqi forces launch an offensive to drive out Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), but that may not be a good idea. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked civilians to identify their homes with white flags as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran’s military has launched the first phase of an offensive to take back Mosul, Iraq from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL) control. In preparation for the siege on Mosul, the Iraq Army, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, attacked ISIL positions in Nineveh province on March 24, capturing several villages to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Jan. 21 he is “not seeing evidence” of Turkey’s willingness to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). While attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Abadi told CNBC he believes Turkey views the Kurdish population within its border as a greater problem […]
