Iraqi security forces have regained full control of a northern town, flushing the al-Qaeda-linked militants out of the area, an official said.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has announced an agreement with Iraqi officials to accelerate the delivery of Russian arms to the embattled state for its war against foreign-backed terrorism across the Arab nation.
Iraq wants the United Nation to speed up relocation of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group to third countries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says US policies regarding Syria encourage financing and supplying ‘terrorist organizations’.
Iraqi army troops backed by police forces have killed 15 al-Qaeda-affiliated militants, regaining the control of a northern town and nearby areas, an official said.
Iraq's cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has announced he is retiring from political life, in a handwritten note posted on his website.
Iraqi army continues its military campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents to reestablish full control over the northern town of Sulaiman Bek, local authorities said.
Iraqi forces fought on Friday to retake part of a northern town and areas seized by gunmen, an official said.
21 al-Qaeda-linked militants including a suicide bomber have been killed as a car bomb mistakenly exploded in a militant compound north of Baghdad, an anti-Qaeda militia leader and a police officer said.
Nine people have been found dead in two brutal incidents in Iraq -- one where militants forced Shia policemen to pray before killing them, and another where decapitated heads were left in a market.