Election morning Iraq without incident
baghdad May 12, 2018 12:48The first hours of the parliamentary elections in Iraq went quietly. Staatsmedia reported that no major incidents occurred until noon.
The first hours of the parliamentary elections in Iraq went quietly. Staatsmedia reported that no major incidents occurred until noon.
With the possible death of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the big question is: who is following him? Largest contenders are two former officers from Saddam Hussein's army. Not strange because the backbone of Islamic State is formed from the beginning by soldiers of the former dictator, which was sold by America in 2003.
If want to reach the Iraqi government long-term peace in the country, they have plenty of bets IS after defeating terror group on reconstruction and reconciliation. Only by ensuring that the population stability, can be prevented from getting up new extremist groups.
By a suicide attack on a wedding party on Thursday in the Iraqi city of Fallujah least thirty people died. According to the security brought a terrorist with an explosive loaded car exploded.
The Iraqi army has Shirqat town near the city of Mosul million retaken by Islamic State. Thus authority in Baghdad comes one step closer Mosul, the second largest city va country which IS in the hands of terrorist movement since 2014.
The death toll has risen to at least 250, made the Iraqi Ministry of Health Tuesday known as a result of the bomb attack in a busy shopping district in Baghdad. More than three hundred people were injured.
The death toll has risen to at least 213. More than three hundred people were injured, as the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Monday as a result of the bomb attack in a busy shopping district in Baghdad.
The international coalition has the terror group possibly a heavy blow against Islamic State. According to a US official in bombings around the Iraqi city of Fallujah Wednesday estimated slain 250 IS fighters.
After Fallujah is now a plan in the works to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State. That Brett McGurk, the special envoy of President Obama (USA) said the fight against terror, Tuesday.
In a suicide attack on a mosque west of Baghdad, at least twelve people were killed in the night of Monday to Tuesday (local time), notify the police and medical workers.
Iraqi forces now have the last quarter of the city of Falluja retaken by fighters of the Islamic State group. That the General in charge of the operation said Sunday.
The Iraqi army claims to have secured a route for civilians who want to leave the besieged city of Fallujah. The army is trying to recapture Fallujah terrorist organization Islamic State.
Least 22 people were killed and seventy wounded by two bomb attacks in Baghdad.
In besieged Fallujah Iraqi citizens are much more than expected in a fix. The United Nations estimates that Islamic State, which has occupied the city and defend against advancing government forces, there may be 90,000 people holding hostage. Earlier, the UN kept it to 50,000 between two fires trapped civilians.
The United Nations 'credible' reports heard about misdeeds of allies of the Iraqi army besieging Fallujah occupied by the Islamic State.
Iraqi government troops in their siege of the occupied Fallujah by Islamic State encountered a mass grave. The quarry contains about 400 corpses, told an Iraqi soldier. It would mainly go by IS murdered prisoner of war.
Four refugees from the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah are Saturday drowned. The boat which she violence between the advancing government forces and fighters of the Islamic State have occupied wanted to flee the city, hit to the Euphrates. Nine crew members are still missing.
The Iraqi army on Monday launched an attack on Fallujah, the stronghold of the group Islamic State, not far from Baghdad. In the southern district Naimiya sounded explosions and gunfire.
When air attacks on the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US has in recent days more than seventy warriors terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) slain, including the local commander Maher al-Bilawi. That said the spokesman for the US military in Iraq, Steve Warren, Friday.
More and more people flee to Syria from Mosul, the major city in northern Iraq, which is in the hands of terrorist group Islamic State. Only in May 4200 already attracted people from Mosul to Syria, says UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday. It is feared that this number will go up to 50,000.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the launch of a military operation to recapture the city of Fallujah on terrorist group Islamic State.,, The moment of great victory is near ', promised the Iraqi leader on Twitter.
In an air raid by the international coalition against Islamic State Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed. That the Iraqi Defence Minister, Khaled al-Obeidi, said Saturday.
In an air raid by the international coalition against Islamic State are possible Iraqi soldiers were killed. It would be the first known time that the fight against the terror group accidentally allies attacked, said US officials at ABC News.
Terror Group IS has more than 200 kilo 'Bulldozer Fallujah " a terrifying heavy bomber in the ranks.