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13 May 2021 Islamic State terrorists in Iraq have regrouped and are “now a force” once again threatening to gain control of significant territories in the country, a commander of the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga warned on Wednesday. The Islamic State once controlled a “caliphate” that spanned through both Syria and Iraq, in which jihadists committed acts of genocide, mass murder, rape, slavery, and theft, among other atrocities. The capital of the “caliphate” — Raqqa, Syria — fell at the hands of Syrian Kurdish and American forces in 2017, eliminating the attempt at an administrat...

Kurdish-led forces update security at northern Syrian prison where ISIS fighters attempted escapes    3 Hours A screenshot of video released of the SDF's overhaul of security and health procudurers at a prison housing ISIS detainees in Syria's northern Hasakah province. (Photo: SDF Press) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Thursday that, with support of the US-led Coalition, they have updated security procedures at a prison in Syria’s northern Hasakah province to prevent future escape attempts by detainees accused of crimes committed as p...

5 (2 votes) SDF Launched Anti-Terrorist Operation In Syria’s Deir-Ezzor, But Deadly Attacks On Its Forces Continue 5 out of 5 based on 2 ratings. 2 user reviews. SDF Launched Anti-Terrorist Operation In Syria’s Deir-Ezzor, But Deadly Attacks On Its Forces Continue Support SouthFront Illustrative image, source: sdf-press.com On Monday 9th, SDF forces launched a four-day security operation against ISIS sleeper cells in Wadi al-Ajij area in northern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The US-led International Coalition supports the operation. According to the reports by SDF Press agen...

Drone attack targets US forces in Iraq World May 9, 2021 BAGHDAD: A drone packed with explosives hit an Iraqi base housing US troops early on Saturday causing damage but no casualties, the Iraqi military and the US-led coalition said. The attack on the Ain Al-Asad air base was the fourth targeting US troops in Iraq in less than a week, as an armed campaign blamed on pro-Iranian groups intensifies. "Each attack... undermines the authority of Iraqi institutions, the rule of law and Iraqi national sovereignty," said coalition spokesman Colonel Wayne Marotto. "No injuries reported. A hangar was...

Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties The Associated Press May 9 This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. (Nasser Nasser/AP) BAGHDAD — A drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts U.S. troops, causing only minor damage and no casualties, Iraq’s military and the U.S.-led coalition said. The pre-dawn attack damaged a hangar at al-Asad Air Base, tweeted coalition spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto. He said the attack was under investigation. An Iraqi m...