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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Iraqi army

Illustrative - US soldiers patrol an area near Syria's northeastern Semalka border crossing with Iraq's Kurdish autonomous territory, on November 1, 2021. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
July 17, 2024, 2:26 pm
Drones said to target Iraq base used by US-led forces to ’embarrass’ Baghdad
Iraqi security officials say Iran-backed groups trying to push American coalition out of area; one drone downed outside base, second explodes inside; no injuries or damage
By AFP and ToI Staff
Army commanders tour the operations sectors of the Iraqi army Seventh Brigade, at the start of the eighth phase of the operation, in Anbar, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
October 11, 2021, 1:10 pm
Iraqi forces arrest Islamic State moneyman, al-Baghdadi’s deputy
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi praises ‘one of the most difficult’ cross-border intelligence operations ever conducted by his country
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the budget, March 4, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 4, 2020, 1:11 pm
US defense chief in Kuwait after death of emir
New Kuwaiti leader thanks Mark Esper for condolences, expresses concern over Trump’s health
By AFP
An Iraqi protester wearing a surgical mask gestures during clashes with security forces near the central bank in the capital Baghdad on November 7, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government protests. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
November 11, 2019, 9:15 am
UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval
Statement calls for release of jailed protesters, urges government to adopt electoral reform and series of anti-corruption measures
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An Iraqi protester waves the national flag during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on October 5, 2019. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
October 6, 2019, 2:56 pm
Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry, deadly protests
As death toll nears 100, demonstrators demand reforms to battle corruption and soaring unemployment
By AFP
Paramilitary fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces and members of the Iraqi armed forces advance through Hawija on October 5, 2017, after retaking the city from the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
July 7, 2019, 3:39 pm
Iraq moves to secure desert near Syria border from jihadist sleeper cells
Move comes after vestiges of Islamic State carried out attacks in remote province despite terror group’s defeat
By AFP
This photo taken on October 5, 2017 shows Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi giving a press conference in Paris. ( AFP PHOTO / POOL / ludovic MARIN)
December 9, 2017, 2:00 pm
Iraqi PM declares ‘end of war against IS’ in Iraq
Haider al-Abadi says ‘we have triumphed in little time’ as Iraqi forces now in complete control of Iraq-Syria border
By AFP
Illustrative: A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks through a heavily damaged a street leading to an Armenian church in Raqqa, Syria, October 18, 2017. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)
November 17, 2017, 5:23 pm
Iraqi forces retake the country’s last IS-held town
Despite terror group’s significant territorial losses, its media arm is intact, allowing it to recruit supporters and inspire new attacks
By Agencies
Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga, members of the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP-Iran), take part in routine military exercise in Koya, 100 kms east of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on October 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)
October 26, 2017, 9:07 am
Iraq forces assault last IS bastion, advance on Kurds
Baghdad seeking to reassert federal control of long disputed territory after Kurdish independence referendum
By AFP
This image from a video shows Iraqi soldiers in military vehicles in the Qatash area moving towards a gas plant, south of Kirkuk, Iraq, October 16, 2017. (APTN via AP)
October 16, 2017, 11:15 am
Kurds report casualties in Iraqi army assault on Kirkuk
Unverified reports speak of burned houses and deaths, as US urges sides to ‘avoid escalatory actions,’ keep focus on IS
By AP and ToI Staff
This image made from a video provided by RUDAW TV shows what the Irbil-based Kurdish broadcaster says are Peshmerga fighters and volunteers arriving on military trucks in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 16, 2017. (RUDAW TV via AP)
October 16, 2017, 10:23 am
Iraqi army takes on Kurds in disputed territory
Move aimed at uprooting Kurds who occupied oil-rich Kirkuk three years ago to halt Islamic State takeover
By PHILIP ISSA
Members of the Iraqi armed forces backed by paramilitary fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces pose for a photograph in Hawija on October 5, 2017, after retaking the city from the Islamic State terror group. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
October 5, 2017, 3:52 pm
Iraq forces retake Islamic State bastion Hawija
Iraqi PM calls latest victory one ‘for the whole world’ while spokesman for US coalition says terror group ‘close’ to defeat in country
By Ahmad Al-Rubaye and Sarah Benhaida
Illustrative: Iraqi and Turkish tanks take part in a military exercise near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan at Silopi district in Sirnak on September 26, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ilyas Akengin)
October 2, 2017, 9:38 pm
Iran, Iraq hold exercises near Iraqi Kurdistan
Joint military drills come as Islamic Republic halts fuel exports to Kurdish enclave over independence referendum
By Shwan Mohammad and Ammar Karim
Members of Iraqi counter-terrorism forces take part in training under the command of international military instructors in Baghdad on March 20, 2016, as they prepare for a future operation aimed at retaking the northern city of Mosul. (AFP/Sabah Arar)
July 24, 2017, 1:31 am
Iran, Iraq vow to boost military ties
Neighbors agree to ‘wide range’ of defense cooperation’ that includes the ‘fight against terrorism and extremism’
By AFP
Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) humvees advance towards the Grand Mosque of Nuri in the Old City of Mosul on June 29, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
June 29, 2017, 8:57 pm
Iraq says IS ‘caliphate’ at its end as Mosul mosque recaptured
With landmark site from which terror group announced establishment of state now in Iraqi hands, army edges closer to liberating city
By Emmanuel Duparcq and W.G. Dunlop
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