ISIS
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Two terrorist elements arrested in Kirkuk
Two terrorist elements were identified and arrested during an operation by Iraqi federal police forces in the northern Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk.
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Main challenges facing the Syrian Kurds in 2022
Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish official, says the continued activities of the ISIS's secret cells and Turkish attacks are among the most important challenges facing the Syrian Kurds this year.
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SDF commander asks international community to shoulder responsibility for ISIS members in Syria
The Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Kobani, called on the international community to shoulder responsibility for the thousands of foreign Islamic State (ISIS) members in Syria, saying the threat of the militant group remains.
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Thousands participate in killed warriors' funeral in Kobani
Thousands of people in Kobani attended the funeral of 12 Kurdish fighters killed in ISIS's attack on Hasaka.
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SDF makes futher gains in regaining Hasaka prison
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday, January 25, nine members of staff at the al-Sinaa prison who had been taken hostage by Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been rescued.
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300 ISIS members surrender to SDF in Hasaka
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said 300 Islamic State (ISIS) members surrendered early on Monday, January 24, following days of clashes after a prison-break attempt in the northeast city of Hasaka.
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Syrian self-ruling administration announces curfew regulations in Hasaka
The governorate of northern and eastern Syria imposed a one-week curfew to secure the Hasaka region, where ISIS prisoners have managed to escape the prison in the province of Hasaka.
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Masrour Barzani meets discusses ISIS threat with Peshmerga and interior ministers
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Peshmerga Minister Shorsh Ismael and Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmed on Sunday, January 23, to discuss the threat of recent Islamic State (ISIS) activity, official media reported.
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Hasaka prison is under SDF control, official tells Kurdpress
The representative of the Syrian Democratic Assembly in the Iraqi Kurdistan region said Hasaka prison was under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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Iraqi PM: martyrs Soleimani and al-Muhandis inspired martyrdom spirit in difficult days
The Iraqi Prime Minister stressed that the commanders of the victory over the ISIS were the role models of all soldiers who fought against the ISIS terrorism.
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Big-power rivalries deepen Syria’s fragmentation / Khaled Yacoub Oweis
When Farhad, a Syrian-Kurdish aid worker, tried to reach his Aleppo village this week to visit his mother, Turkish intelligence agents stopped and interrogated him.
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Two ISIS members arrested in Kirkuk on Tuesday
Two Islamic State (ISIS) group militants were arrested in the south of Kirkuk governorate on Tuesday, January 4, Joint Operations Media Cell said.
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Six years later, ex-Islamic State stronghold in Iraq feels left behind
As a former ISIS stronghold, Hawija feels rejected and neglected both nationally and internationally.
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HDP expresses concern over increasing ISIS attacks in Kurdistan Region
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) expressed concern over the escalating ISIS attacks in Makhmour, Kirkuk and Shingal and called for necessary measures to be adopted.
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US seeking to revive ISIS: Iranian top official
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the United States was angered by the collapse of the ISIS in Syrian and Iraq and is seeking to revive the terrorist group to create new crisis in the region.
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ISIS seeking to take territory in Iraq disputed regions: Le Monde Diplomatique
Le Monde Diplomatique magazine has warned that the ISIS is seriously seeking territory in the disputed areas of Iraq.
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Iraqi PM, British Foreign Secretary discuss future of anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq
In a telephone conversation with the British Foreign Secretary, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi discussed the end of the International Anti- ISIS Coalition's role in Iraq.
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Peshmerga delegation pays visit to Baghdad
A delegation from the Ministry of Peshmerga headed to Baghdad on Tuesday to hold intelligence and security talks with Iraqi officials, the ministry said in a statement.
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Peshmerga Ministry urges US to send reconnaissance aircraft to disputed areas
The secretary general of the Kurdistan Region Ministry of Peshmerga, emphasized on the need to change the tactics of Peshmerga forces to fight ISIS in the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad and stated that they have asked US forces to send reconnaissance planes to these areas.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets Peshmerga commanders over recent ISIS attacks
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met Peshmerga commanders on Monday, December 6, and discussed recent attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS) in which twenty-two Peshmerga members were killed.
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200 ISIS militants entered Iraq from Syria: Peshmerga commander
The Deputy Commander of Kurdish forces at the Qaratapa-Hamrin front, Muhammed Rostam, said on Sunday that a group of armed men committed to the Islamic State (ISIS) were brought to Iraq from Syria.
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Erbil, Baghdad agree to coordinate against ISIS
A representative from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Baghdad said on Sunday, December 5, the Ministry of Peshmerga and Iraq’s Ministry of Defense have agreed to resolve security problems in areas where the Islamic State (ISIS) carries out attacks.
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Two more Peshmerga lost lives in an ISIS attack in Kirkuk
The public relations hesd of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Kirkuk announced that two Peshmerga forces were killed and two others were wounded in an ISIS attack on Peshmerga positions in an areas in the Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk.
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Secretary General announces deal between Erbil and Baghdad to confront ISIS
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region announced that during a meeting with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, they had reached an agreement on practical action and joint operations against the ISIS.
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U.S. expresses deep concern over continued ISIS attacks in Iraq
The United States said on Friday it was “deeply concerned” by the continued escalation of Islamic State (ISIS) attacks in Iraq, following an ISIS attack that killed 10 members of the Peshmerga forces.
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Masrour Barzani calls for providing Peshmerga forces with military equipment
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, demanded on Friday the Global coalition and the Iraqi Prime Minister to provide the Peshmerga forces with military equipment.
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ISIS Makhmour attack death toll reaches 13
The local government and the Health Directorate in Erbil Governorate, announced on Friday, December 3, that the death toll of the ISIS attack in Makhmour district has reached 13, in addition to five wounded.
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seven Peshmerga killed in ISIS attacks: ministry
Ten civilians and members of the Peshmerga forces were killed in attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) in the foothills of Qarachogh mountain, southwest of Erbil, late on Thursday, the ministry of Peshmerga said on Friday.
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Bafel Talabani meets Peshmerga commanders
On Tuesday, Nov 30, the Co-Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, held a meeting with a number of Peshmerga commanders and security agencies in Dabashan to discuss the security situation in the disputed areas that both Erbil and Baghdad claim authority over.
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US blames Erbil-Baghdad slowdown in forming joint forces
The Pentagon said the formation of joint brigades of Peshmerga and Iraqi forces in the disputed areas was important to ensure security in those areas and the fight against ISIS, but described the process as slow.