Iraqi security forces
Officials: 2 protesters killed in new clashes in Baghdad
Middle East
July 27, 2020
Officials: 2 protesters killed in new clashes in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two anti-government protesters were killed and 21 were injured in Baghdad in new clashes between demonstrators and…
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
Middle East
July 24, 2020
German curator kidnapped in Iraq freed in security operation
BAGHDAD (AP) — A German arts curator who was kidnapped earlier this week was freed Friday by Iraqi security forces,…
Iraqi security forces retake country’s largest oil refinery
Middle East
October 16, 2015
Iraqi security forces retake country’s largest oil refinery
Iraqi security forces, backed by the al-Hashd al-Shaabi Shia militia, retook control of the Baiji oil refinery complex from Daesh following clashes in…
Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe
Middle East
September 21, 2015
Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe
Some Iraqi soldiers are abandoning their posts and joining a wave of civilian migrants headed to Europe, raising new doubts…
Iraqi forces say most of Baiji town recaptured from Islamic State
Middle East
July 2, 2015
Iraqi forces say most of Baiji town recaptured from Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them…
Iraqi forces push into Tikrit from north and south
World
March 11, 2015
Iraqi forces push into Tikrit from north and south
Iraqi security forces and militias fought their way into Saddam Hussein's home city of Tikrit on Wednesday, advancing from the…
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
World
March 3, 2015
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday as they launched an…