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Russian senator said the suspects face sentences that could amount to the death penalty (AFP/File Photo)

April 29th, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

60 Russian Women Wait Trial in Iraq over ISIS Membership

At least 60 Russian women are awaiting trial in Iraq over illegal entry, membership in the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group and involvement in acts of terror across the war-ravaged Arab country.

Iraqi Prime Minister has urged military to boost members around the country's border with Turkey, as tensions with Ankara mount over the presence of Kurdish militias in the area. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 27th, 2018 - 12:17 GMT

Iraq Increases Forces Near Turkish Border to Counter Ankara Tensions

Unless Abadi succeeds in this urgent mission the sectarian divide will continue to widen, making any attempt to launch political reforms, and regaining the trust of the country’s Sunnis, almost impossible (AFP/File)

December 14th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Opinion: Iraq Needs to Move Beyond Sectarian Politics in Order to Succeed

The central government on Friday began to deploy forces in the vicinity of Taza and Bashir villages, some 10 kilometers south of Kirkuk city after the withdrawal of the Peshmerga forces in the night (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2017 - 08:01 GMT

Peshmerga Will Not Withdraw, Kirkuk Ex-Governor

Many of the fanatical ISIS fighters who initially provided the leadership have been killed and those remaining on the battlefield are conscripts, who often lack the will to fight (AFP/File Photo)

October 8th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

'They're Coming Out With Their Hands Up': Abandoned ISIS Fighters in Iraq are Surrendering

Spanish Guardia Civil guards clash with voters outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramis, in the Catalonia region (Raymond Roig/AFP)

October 2nd, 2017 - 11:01 GMT

Catalonia Police Brutality Reminds Twitter of the Arab Spring

Iraqi Kurdish protesters wave flags of their autonomous Kurdistan region during a demonstration (AFP File Photo)

September 18th, 2017 - 07:09 GMT

Iraq's National Security Council Rejects 'Unconstitutional' Kurdish Referendum

Earlier this year, al-Sadr had called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to "take a historic, heroic decision" and step down. (File/Photo)

August 17th, 2017 - 08:31 GMT

The UAE Attributes al-Sadr’s Gulf Visit to His Opposition of Iranian Foreign Politics

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. (File/photo)

August 14th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

In His Latest Gulf Visit, Sadr Meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi

Militia fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces celebrate a victory against Daesh, June 2016 (Wikimedia Commons)

August 5th, 2017 - 06:17 GMT

Disband Iran-backed Militias, Demands Iraqi Shia Cleric Sadr After Saudi Visit

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) advance in the old city of Mosul on July 7, 2017 (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

July 11th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Mosul: 40 Percent of Iraq’s Elite Forces Lost in Fight for City

The file photo shows Abu Wahib (L), a top commander of the Daesh. (AFP/File)

October 24th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Daesh counter attacks by storming town in western Iraq

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces drive their armored vehicles after they retook an area from Daesh on April 2, 2016 in the village of Al-Mamoura, near Hit, Anbar Province. (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Daesh deals with internal coup attempts as Iraqi forces march on Mosul