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Iraq to demand Russia to conduct air strikes

Baghdad: Iraq may also request Russia to conduct air strikes to expel Islamic State from their home soil. They want Moscow to have a bigger role in this regard than the United States. Iraq's government and powerful Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias question the United States' intention in the fight against the Islamic State militants, who have been controlling one-third of the country. According to them, the U.S.-led coalition air strikes are totally ineffective. Russian air strikes against th...

Turkish air-strikes target ISIL strongholds i

Ankara: Turkey is reported to have carried out air-strikes against three Islamic caliphates in Iraq and the ISIL strongholds in Syria. Three F-16 fighter jets were used by them to attack two ISIL headquarters while guided missiles were used to target one rallying point inside Syria. The fighter jets were taken off from the main Jet Base in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir. The matter was being informed by a statement released from the office of Turkish Prime Minister. The operation wa...

Iraqi army continues to drive IS militants fr

Baghdad: Iraqi forces are reported to have pushed Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi. The information was from the US military sources. The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km (5 miles) from a Iraqi army base where hundreds of US troops have been training Iraqi soldiers. During the recapturing attempt of the Iraqi forces, they had ample support from the US led air forces. The coalition forces were launched a precise and effective air strik...

Iraq to recapture Tikrit from IS militants

Baghdad: Iraq is reported to have launched a military operation to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State militants. Local media reported that Iraqi forces were attacking the city with the support of air-strikes from Iraqi fighter jets. Tikrit, the home town of Saddam Hussain which lies 150 km (95 miles) north of the capital Baghdad was seized by the IS militants in June last year. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had met military leaders in Salahuddin province, ahead of the operation move. He ha...

Egypt starts air strikes at IS camps in Libya

Cairo: Egypt is reported to have carried out air strikes against Islamic State groups in Libya, after the release of the footage showing the beheading of twenty one Egyptian Christians. Following the incident, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had warned the IS militants that he would take appropriate revenge after discussing the matter with his fellow men. The first session of air strikes are said to be targeted IS training camps, weapon depots and key militant bases in Libya. State te...

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