🇹🇷 Landing operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in Iraq

🇹🇷 Landing operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in Iraq

Yesterday, the Turkish armed forces were active not only in the Mediterranean: this night the Turkish Armed Forces carried out a combined attack in northern Iraq, again hitting the positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

▪️First, Bayraktar drones from Van airbase and Akıncı drones from Batman attacked PKK strongholds northwest of Dahuk. As a result, several PKK members were eliminated, as well as a stronghold.

▪️Then a pair of F-16C/D fighters took off from the base in Diyarbakir and attacked Kurdish positions northeast of Dahuk, dropping two guided bombs. An E-7T AWACS aircraft was operating in the air.

Το ντόμινο μετά τις κάλπες για την ανεξαρτησία του Κουρδιστάν στο Βόρειο Ιράκ

Το ντόμινο μετά τις κάλπες για την ανεξαρτησία του Κουρδιστάν στο Βόρειο Ιράκ
Ένα δημοψήφισμα που θα κρίνει την τύχη της Κύπρου και της Ελλάδας

Γράφει ο Σάββας Καλεντερίδης
Στις 25 Σεπτεμβρίου πρόκειται να διεξαχθεί το δημοψήφισμα για την ανεξαρτησία του Κουρδιστάν στο Βόρειο Ιράκ. Στο δημοψήφισμα υπολογίζεται ότι θα λάβουν μέρος περίπου 5.500.000 ψηφοφόροι, που θα κάνουν χρήση του εκλογικού δικαιώματός τους σε 46.000 εκλογικά τμήματα,
ενώ έχει προβλεφθεί και λειτουργεί ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα για να συμμετάσχουν και οι Κούρδοι του εξωτερικού, που ξεπερνούν το 1.000.000.

Mosul Massacre Latest In Iraqi Genocide – US Alliance War Crimes Demand ICC & BDS

Mosul Massacre Latest In Iraqi Genocide – US Alliance War Crimes Demand ICC & BDS

It is estimated that 40,000 people died in the US Alliance’s Mosul Massacre involving the explosive demolition of a huge city of 2 million inhabitants. This is but the latest atrocity in an Iraqi Holocaust and Iraqi Genocide. Iraqi deaths from Western violence and imposed deprivation total 9 million since the British invasion in 1914. The post-tsunami peaceful settlement of the Islamist insurgency in Aceh, Indonesia, demonstrated a humane alternative to genocide. US Alliance war crimes demand comprehensive Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare visit to Saudi Arabia

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare visit to Saudi Arabia#Diplomacy
Cleric's office says visit is first in 11 years as Riyadh and Baghdad attempt to repair relations

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech during Friday prayers at the Kufa mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Najaf on 21 March 2014 (AFP)

The secret lives of Chinese missionaries in northern Iraq

The secret lives of Chinese missionaries in northern Iraq
Used to persecution at home, two young Chinese Christians say life can be more peaceful in northern Iraq, where they work with Yazidi refugees


Mimi Lau mimi.lau@scmp.com

Last month’s execution of two Chinese missionaries by Islamic State (IS) militants in Pakistan put the risks of such work into stark relief but two young Chinese Christians who have lived close to an IS stronghold in northern Iraq for more than a year said life could be more peaceful there than back at home.

Islamic State vows Mosul 'fight to death' as Iraq says is victory imminent

Islamic State vows Mosul 'fight to death' as Iraq says is victory imminent#IraqatWar
Iraqi soldiers celebrate amid rubble on banks of Tigris River without waiting for formal victory declaration

Iraqi federal police dance and wave their country's national flag in celebration in Old City of Mosul on Saturday as their part of battle is accomplished, while other forces continue to fight IS militants (AFP)

Ιρακινός Στρατός: «Έπεσε το χαλιφάτο του Ισλαμικού Κράτους»

Ιρακινός Στρατός: «Έπεσε το χαλιφάτο του Ισλαμικού Κράτους»



Ο ιρακινός στρατός ανακοίνωσε σήμερα Πέμπτη (29/06) ότι κατέλαβε το κατεστραμμένο τέμενος αλ Νούρι στην Παλιά Πόλη της Μοσούλης, από το οποίο το Ισλαμικό Κράτος είχε κηρύξει την ίδρυση του «χαλιφάτου» του, πριν από τρία χρόνια.

ΙSIS using food to control starving population of west Mosul, report

Αrt3256 Τρίτη 18 Απριλίου 2017

ΙSIS using food to control starving population of west Mosul, report

By Rudaw Iraqi forces distribute food aid to west Mosul resident. Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – ISIS is using food to try to control the population of west Mosul and entice some to fight with the militants in the city, which is experiencing shortages of basic necessities, including drinking water.

Baiji town, home to Iraq's biggest refinery.

Αrt3254 Τρίτη 18 Απριλίου 2017

Forces kill 12 ISIS fighters after failed attacks in Baiji district of Iraq

By Rudaw 6/4/2017

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — ISIS militants launched a string of surprise attacks on three areas in the Salahaddin province of north-central Iraq on Thursday, said local officials. At least 12 ISIS fighters have been killed in the clashes.
Khalid Daraji, member of the Salahadin Provincial Council told Rudaw that ISIS militants used three car bombs to attack the villages of Mazraa and Abu Taama in southern Baiji district.

Iraq's Shiite clerics show no love for Assad

Αrt3168 Μ Πεμπτη Απριλίου 2017
ΙRAQ PULSEإقرأ باللغة العربيةنبض العراق
(photo by Hugo Goodridge/Al-Monitor)

Iraq's Shiite clerics show no love for Assad
NAJAF, Iraq — When the rebellious Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Syrian president to step down from power, many were taken by surprise. The prevailing belief is that Shiites all back the Syrian regime and support its rule, and that what is happening in Syria is a sectarian war between Shiites and Sunnis.
Summary⎙ Print It shouldn't have come as a surprise when Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power, as other Shiite leaders have previously also criticized the Assad regime.
Author Ali MamouriTranslatorMohammad Khalil

Η επικίνδυνη κατάσταση των ποταμών του Ιράκ

Αrt3139 Κυριακή 9 Απριλίου 2017
Η επικίνδυνη κατάσταση των ποταμών του Ιράκ
Γράμμα από το Αμπού Γκράιμπ
Peter Schwartzstein

Από την στιγμή στις αρχές του 2014 κατά την οποία μαχητές από το Ισλαμικό Κράτος [1] (επίσης γνωστό ως ISIS) όρμησαν στην Φαλούτζα και κατέλαβαν το φράγμα της πόλης, ο Μοχάμεντ Αμίν φοβόταν το χειρότερο. Ως ένας γεωργός ο οποίος εξαρτάται σε μεγάλο βαθμό από ένα γηρασμένο δίκτυο καναλιών που ρέει ανατολικά από τον ποταμό Ευφράτη [2], ο Amin ήξερε πόσο εύκολα οι τζιχαντιστές θα μπορούσαν να υπονομεύσουν τις καλλιέργειές του. Και έτσι, όταν η οργάνωση έκλεισε το φράγμα Φαλούτζα τον Αύγουστο,

Kirkuk Council discusses raising Kurdish flag

Αrt3106 Παρασκευή 7 Απριλίου 2017
Kirkuk Council discusses raising Kurdish flag
Published in: Iraq,
Iraqi Parliament [file photo]

Kirkuk Provincial Council is to hold a meeting to discuss raising the Kurdish flag on public buildings in the Iraqi province, Anadolu reported on Monday.

The council is likely to hold a referendum on the issue following the refusal by the national

What role will Iran-linked militias play once IS leaves Iraq?

Αrt3065 Παρασκευή 31 Μαρτίου 2017
IRAQ PULSEإقرأ باللغة العربيةنبض العراق

Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units take part in a training at Makhmur camp in Iraq, Dec. 11, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

What role will Iran-linked militias play once IS leaves Iraq?

Selling property at Irak

Αrt3056 Τετάρτη 30 Μαρτίου 2017
Kamal al-Ayash
If there is one winner in the province of Anbar right now, it may well be those dealing in real estate. Families who have returned want to leave again, and are selling property at half price to be able to do so.
A building in Fallujah in January 2017, seven months after extremists were pushed out of the Anbar city. (photo: نوي نيلسون :جيتي)

Ladies First:Southern Iraqi City's First Café To Welcome Female Customers

Αrt3053 Πεμπτη 30 Μαρτίου 2017
Ladies First:Southern Iraqi City's First Café To Welcome Female Customers
Ahmad Thamer Jihad
In Iraq, coffee shops are mostly for men. But one young woman in Nasiriyah recently opened the first café that local women can go to with their families.
The cafe also has a reading room where visitors can borrow books.

Why aren't Mosul residents returning to liberated areas?

Αrt3054 Τετάρτη 29 Μαρτίου 2017
IRAQ PULSEإقرأ باللغة العربيةنبض العراق
People shop at Nabi Yunus market after returning to their homes in the city of Mosul, Iraq, March 19, 2017. (photo by REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal)

Why aren't Mosul residents returning to liberated areas?

Battle for Mosul: 'We'll probably kill him later. The prisons in Baghdad are full'#IraqatWar

Αrt3013 Τρίτη 28 Μαρτίου 2017
Battle for Mosul: 'We'll probably kill him later. The prisons in Baghdad are full'#IraqatWar
Akrab centre near Mosul screens hundreds of men for IS links every day. Many are cleared - but those flagged as collaborators face a different fate

A disguised IS suspect searches for collaborators at Akrab screening centre (MEE/Tom Westcott)

After Mosul: The coming break-up of Iraq and the end of the Middle East

Αrt2731 Δευτερα 13 Μαρτίου 2017
The battle against IS is a war no one will win. Here's the real battle we should be worrying about - and fighting

All eyes are on the battle for Mosul. Will the coalition defeat the Islamic State (IS) or not? In the end, it won't matter. If we have learned anything from the last 14 years of fighting the "war on terror" in Iraq, it is that today's hard-won victories can very quickly metamorphose into tomorrow's epic disasters.

Iraqi forces recapture prison where IS massacred hundreds of inmates#InsideIraq

Αrt2667 Παρασκευή 10 Μαρτίου 2017
Iraqi forces recapture prison where IS massacred hundreds of inmates#InsideIraq
Iraqi forces seize Badush prison where hundreds executed in June 2014, and repel IS counter-attack in Mosul

A man and child walk down a street in Mosul during the US-backed offensive to recapture the city from IS (Reuters)

Iraqi forces took control of the infamous Badush prison, northwest of Mosul, where Islamic State reportedly executed as many as 670 prisoners in 2014, the Iraqi army said on Wednesday.

Ιraqi Shi’a militia creates Brigade to liberate the Syrian Golan Heights from Israeli occupation

Αrt2659 Πεμπτη 9  Μαρτίου 2017

ιraqi Shi’a militia creates Brigade to liberate the Syrian Golan Heights from Israeli occupation
By Paul Antonopoulos
BEIRUT, LEBANON (08:10 A.M.) – An Iraqi Shi’ite militia organization has formed a brigade with the aim liberate the Golan Heights from Israeli occupation when called upon from the Syrian government, spokesman for the movement, Seyed Hashem Moussavi said on Wednesday.