Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered a 24-hour suspension to military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, to allow for the peaceful deployment of Iraqi troops at the border crossings with the Kurdistan region. CBC | World News
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US forces destroy deadly ISIS chemical weapons uncovered in Iraq and Syria as jihadis flee
US-LED coalition forces have found ISIS chemical weapons in both Iraq and Syria, a military spokesman has revealed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canada suspends special forces training and assistance mission in Iraq
Canada’s special operations troops have put a temporary hold on their training of Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the wake of escalating fighting between the two factions. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraq readies for final offensive against ISIS
Iraqi forces are about to launch an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of Islamic State, the military says. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraq starts operation to take back Tal Afar from ISIS
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group has begun. CBC | World News
Read More »ISIS claims to have shot down US military jet over Iraq killing all on board
THE United States has denied Islamic State’s claims that it shot down a US warplane in Iraq. Daily Express :: News Feed
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