Despite continuous counterterrorism efforts, the group's ability to exploit security gaps remains a pressing concern.

“When ISIS is weak, they will just attack the Iraqi military in places like Anbar” to capture more weapons and ammunition, the general explains. Outside peshmerga headquarters one sees an ...

The assassination is certainly an important development and illustrates how important the US support for Iraq and the war on ISIS continues to be.

Donald Trump expressed his satisfaction with the elimination of Abu Khadijah, emphasizing the collaboration between U.S., ...

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Pary Nuri, an adviser to the Iraqi president, told VOA the remains are believed to belong to peshmerga fighters captured by the Islamic State in late 2014. Kurdish military officials told VOA that ...

A Kurdish peshmerga commander has raised concerns about the security gaps between peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army, especially in areas that were once controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq ...

The establishment of the joint patrols by Kurdish militias (known as "Peshmerga") and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) achieved in the final days of the U.S. military presence in Iraq has greatly ...

The secular Peshmerga, whose name means “those who face death”, sprang into action as they had done in 2003’s US-led liberation of Iraq and other campaigns. “For over 100 years ...

Dimokrat volunteered with the Peshmerga, the armed forces of Iraq's Kurdish region, as the extremist group rapidly gained territory throughout the country and Syria. He survived the war to ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reach agreement on Friday to stop fighting in ...