Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi announces recapture of ISIS bastion Hawija
Iraqi forces have recaptured the Islamic State group`s stronghold Hawija, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in Paris on Thursday.
Oct 05, 2017, 16:45 PM ISTIslamic State's last stronghold in northern Iraq falls
Iraqi forces have captured Islamic State`s last stronghold in northern Iraq, the military said on Thursday, leaving the militant group holed up in pockets of land by the Syrian border, across which its self-proclaimed "caliphate" once stretched.
Oct 05, 2017, 16:23 PM IST78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq's Hawija: UN
Up to 78,000 people could be trapped in Islamic State-held Hawija in northern Iraq, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as security forces push to recapture the town.
Oct 03, 2017, 20:23 PM ISTIraq begins offensive to retake Islamic State bastion Hawija: PM Haider al-Abadi
Iraq has begun an offensive to retake Hawija, one of two remaining bastions of the Islamic State (IS) group in the country, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Thursday.
Sep 21, 2017, 10:53 AM IST