Feb 09, 2022
ISIS retains global influence
Despite major setbacks, the Islamic State continues to wield influence worldwide. By Erin Viner The terror group, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, lost its second leader in 2…
Jun 30, 2017
Mosul: Iraqi military captures symbolic IS Mosque
After eight months of challenging urban warfare, Iraqi government troops captured the ruined mosque in the city of Mosul from where the Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years…
Jun 02, 2017
US-backed Iraqi forces tighten the noose against the last Islamic State enclave in Mosul
US-backed Iraqi forces are closing in on the last Islamic State-held enclave in the Old City of Mosul, where the fighters of the extreme Muslim group are preparing for their…
Apr 12, 2017
Iraq: Islamic State lost most of the territory it held in since 2014
The Islamic State has reportedly lost most of the territory it has held in Iraq since 2014. At the height of its power, the extreme Muslim group controlled about 40…
Mar 21, 2017
Israeli woman imprisoned for joining IS with her husband and children
A 30-year-old woman from the Israeli-Arab town of Sakhnin was sentenced to over four years’ imprisonment for joining the Islamic State together with her husband and children. According to the…
Feb 22, 2017
US defense Secretary Jim Mattis pledges to stand with the Iraqi people in the fight against IS
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the Iraqi and coalition forces were making tremendous strides in the fight against Islamic State militants and pledged to stand with the Iraqi people. Mattis, on…
Feb 20, 2017
Iraq’s PM al-Abadi declares second stage of offensive to retake the western part of Islamic State-held Mosul.
Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi announced that Iraqi troops had begun moving toward the Western part of Mosul, where Islamic State militants are essentially under siege, along with an estimated…
Jan 05, 2017
The Iraqi military gains momentum in the battle over Mosul
Iraqi army and security forces are reportedly working better together in their battle against Islamic State militants and are gaining momentum in the Mosul campaign. During a helicopter tour over…
Nov 22, 2016
Baghdad’s FM: war against IS progressing better than expected
Baghdad's Foreign minister declared that the fight to wrest back control of Mosul from the Islamic State was making progress, citing what he called better-than-expected cohesion within Iraqi security forces…
Nov 17, 2016
US envoy reassures fight for Mosul will continue after Trump
US Special envoy to the coalition battling the Islamic State Brett McGurk reassured Washington's partners, during a meeting in Germany, that the battle against extreme Muslim organization would continue after…