Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters fire artillery during clashes with ISIS militants in Salahuddin province. The push to retake Tikrit is being aided by Iran, which is providing rockets and other support to Iraq./ The new Iraqi effort to retake Tikrit from the self-styled Islamic State, ...
Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi forces closed in on Tikrit, their progress slowed by jihadist snipers and booby traps, on the second day of Baghdad's largest operation yet against the Islamic State group./ The government has mobilised a 30,000-strong force for the push to retake Tikrit made up of ...
In this July 27, 2012 file photo, Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters at Fort Riley, Kansas. The U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq has killed more than 8,500 Islamic State fighters since its bombing campaign began in August and has gained the upper hand, the top general overseeing the ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Sunni tribes have joined in the operation to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State group, but the U.S.-led coalition has not./ The campaign for Tikrit is a dress rehearsal for the real contest: The fight to recapture Mosul, ...
US officials worry that Iran's major role in the fight against IS in Iraq could fuel Shiite-Sunni tensions and drive more Sunni Arabs into the arms of the jihadis./ In this image made from video, smoke rises from an explosion as Iraqi forces, Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters battle ...
Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters in Tikrit and nearby towns on Tuesday, the second day of Iraq's biggest offensive yet against a stronghold of the radical Sunni Islamist militants. Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who has ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi troops fought on Tuesday with Islamic State extremists south of the militant-held city of Tikrit but their offensive to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown was slowed by roadside bombs, local officials said. Backed by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and advisers along with Sunni ...
Members of the Iraqi security forces heading from the city of Samarra north of Baghdad drive towards al-Dawr area south of Tikrit to launch an assault against the Islamic State group (IS) on Feb. 28. Photographer: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images/ (Bloomberg) -- Iraq is deploying 27,000 troops ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Backed by allied Shiite, Sunni and Iranian fighters, Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation Monday to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, a major step in a campaign to reclaim territory in northern Iraq controlled by ...
US officials worry that Iran's major role in the fight against IS in Iraq could fuel Shiite-Sunni tensions and drive more Sunni Arabs into the arms of the jihadis./ The Iranian military is reportedly playing a significant role in Iraq’s latest push to retake the city of Tikrit from the ...
Iraq is attacking Tikrit from the north and south in its largest counteroffensive yet against the Islamic State. But the use of Shiite militias could prove problematic./ Iraq launched its largest counteroffensive yet against the self-declared Islamic State Monday, the government in Baghdad said, ...
Play video ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders from BBC News/ ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders/ More international reaction to the ICC's announcement now, this time from the UK prime minister. A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak says the ICC prosecutor's ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying , the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported. As ...
BEIRUT (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President/ WHO WAS ON BOARD THE HELICOPTER AND WHERE WERE THEY ...
Play video Iran’s President & Foreign Minister Dead from BBC News/ With updates from BBC Persian and Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet./ What do we know about the helicopter that crashed?/ A British Bell 212 being flown by the Army Air Corps in 2010 Image caption: A British Bell 212 ...
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With the Fed holding benchmark rates steady, inventory shortages and elevated home prices are expected to continue./ At the beginning of the year, housing experts and homebuyers looked forward to better buying conditions — interest rates were poised to drop, a shift expected to free up inventory ...
Disability Rights UK has said extending fraud detection to bank accounts could lead to a situation comparable to the Horizon IT debacle./ Supporters of Disabled People Against Cuts and Winvisible protest against deaths caused by benefit cuts and sanctions at the Department for Work and Pensions ...
A man rammed his car into another car carrying a family of five before driving away and crashing into a utility pole in north Austin, according to an arrest affidavit. On Monday, at approximately 8:15 a.m., officers with AFD and APD responded to a vehicle collision at 9515 Burnet Road./ The ...
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of the 22-year-old Shani’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and ...