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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...

Nearly 120 US led air strikes on Iraq in one

Baghdad: The US led international forces targeting the Islamic State militant group are reported to have carried out nearly 120 air strikes in Iraq over the past week. This information is as per the figures released by the US-led coalition forces. The strikes were concentrated on west and north of Baghdad especially in Anbar and Nineveh, provinces which are considered to be the IS strongholds in Iraq. Targets of the coalition air strikes were mainly on IS units, fighting positions, buildings ...

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...

Islamic State themed wedding held by imitatin

Cairo: In Egypt, a wedding party is reported to have been celebrated in IS themed environments imitating their beheading expert Jihadi John. In this conspicuous marriage party, men wearing masked cap with swords were imitating IS militants. They lead the newlyweds into a cage and meanwhile there was a remixed version of IS propaganda music in the background. The cage was similar to the one that used by the terror group to burn alive Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. After entering in to the ...

Archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria are un

Baghdad: The leftovers of more than 5,000 years civilizations in northern Iraq and eastern Syria are under the threat of militant attacks. All these archaeological wealth is under the control of extremists from the Islamic State group. The militants have demolished some artifacts which according to them are unorthodox. They hack such relics seen on palace walls or dig them out to sell on the international black market. Officials related to historic remnants in Iraq and Syria warned that the ...

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