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Anti-IS forces converge on Syria border town

Deir Ezzor - Arab Today

Syrian and allied forces converged Saturday on holdout Islamic State group fighters in the Syrian border town of Albu Kamal, the jihadists' very last urban bastion following a string of losses. On Friday, Russian-backed Syrian regime forces took full control of Deir Ezzor, which was the last city where IS still had a presence after being expelled from Hawija andRead more

Iraq recovers bodies of plane crew shot down by IS

Kirkuk - Arab Today

Iraqi forces have found the bodies of two of the crew of a plane shot down by the Islamic State group last year, the air force said on Tuesday. The Cessna 208 Caravan was downed over the northern town of Hawija, a former jihadist bastion which was retaken by government forces last week. "The bodies of two of the crewRead more

Cinders and desolation in Iraq’s Hawija after Daesh

HAWIJA - Arab Today

One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq’s Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule. Daesh jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province. Thick black smoke billows from burning oil wells aroundRead more

Cinders and desolation in Iraq's Hawija after IS

Hawija - Arab Today

One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq's Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule. Islamic State group jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province. Thick black smoke billows from burningRead more

Iraqi army recaptures Hawija

Baghdad - MENA

Iraqi forces said they have recaptured Hawija, one of the last enclaves of Daesh terrorist group, the BBC reported Thursday. On Wednesday, they had said they killed 196 Daesh militants and recaptured 98 villages. The area had been under the militant group's control since 2014. The recapture leaves just one area of Iraq under the militant group's control; a stretchRead more

Iraq forces push into IS bastion Hawija

Hawija - Arab Today

Iraqi forces pushed into the Islamic State group stronghold of Hawija on Wednesday, commanders said, stepping up their assault against one of the jihadists' last enclaves in the country. Government and allied forces backed by a US-led coalition launched an offensive last month to oust IS from Hawija, a longtime insurgent bastion. The town is among the final holdouts fromRead more

Iraq forces attack IS-held town of Hawija

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi forces on Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the Islamic State group, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria. The operation came after IS released what it said was an audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urging resistance, the first suchRead more

Iraq brings all of remaining IS territory under attack

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraq brought all of its territory still held by the Islamic State group under attack Thursday, announcing an assault on the second of two remaining jihadist enclaves. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the attack on the besieged IS pocket around the mainly Sunni Arab northern town of Hawija, began at dawn and predicted it would bring a new victory againstRead more

Rashford redemption sends England closer to World Cup

London - Arab Today

Several Islamic State leaders, including deputy chief in charge of the militants affairs, were killed in southwestern Kirkuk, a local source was quoted saying. Speaking to Baghdad Today on Monday, the source said, “several residents from Hawija, southwestern Kirkuk, attacked militants gathering inside a house in al-Askari district in the town.” “The attack left four leaders, including deputy chief in chargeRead more