Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what…
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U.S. begins bombing Islamic State in Tikrit after Iranian general leaves area
WASHINGTON — The United States launched airstrikes on Islamic State positions inside Tikrit late Wednesday in a sudden application of air power intended…
U.S. joins Iraqi offensive against ISIS in Tikrit
The United States has joined the offensive against ISIS in the Sunni-majority city of Tikrit, providing reconnaissance support at the request of…
Iran expands regional ’empire’ ahead of nuclear deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With Iran moving closer to a deal with world powers to constrain its nuclear program in return for an…
ISIL may have committed genocide: UN
The ISIL Takfiri militants may have committed all types of international crimes against humanity, including genocide in its brutal acts of violence…
ISIL kills 18 members over contacts with Kurdish fighters
The Takfiri ISIL militant group has reportedly executed 13 of its own members in Iraq’s northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk who contacted…
Iraqi PM: Tikrit recapture at hand
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said retaking the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State in Iraq and the…
How Iran is taking over the Middle East
Two weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Congress to ensure the U.S. would not be soft on Iran. Then, 47 Republican senators…
Iraq Air Force targets ISIL positions in Tikrit
The Iraqi Air Force has inflicted heavy losses on the ISIL Takfiri group by carrying out a number airstrikes against its positions…
Kurdish fighters repel ISIL attack on north Iraqi town
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces have managed to thwart an offensive by members of the Takifiri ISIL militant group against a town in…
Iran to continue supporting Syria till final victory against terrorists
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran, once again, stressed that Syria is one of the most important battlefronts of war on terrorism and extremism, reiterating…
Truck bombing leaves 12 killed in Iraq’s’ Basra: Officials
At least 12 people have been killed in a truck bombing attack in the Iraqi city of Basra, Iraqi security forces say.…
Iraqi MP: ISIL continuing MKO’s terrorist ideology
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iraqi parliament member said reminding the crimes committed by terrorist groups such as the Mohajedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO…
ISIL in Iraq beheads four allegedly recruiting for volunteer fighters
The ISIL Takfiri terrorists have executed four people for allegedly recruiting fighters for pro-government forces in Iraq’s northern province of Salahuddin. On…
Syrian crisis outcome of foreign interference: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan slammed certain Western countries for supporting anti-government militants in Syria, saying that…
Iran sent arms to Iraq to fight ISIS, U.S. says
WASHINGTON — Iran has deployed advanced rockets and missiles to Iraqto help fight the Islamic State in Tikrit, a significant escalation of firepower and another…
Ron Paul: Send Iran a ‘thank you’ note for fighting ISIL
While Iraqi forces continue an assault on the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), many US lawmakers have expressed a strong distrust of Iran’s…
Muslims are inherently moderate: Rafsanjani
Tehran, March 16, IRNA – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Monday that Muslims are inherently moderate. When…
Iraq puts Tikrit operation on hold to allow civilians to leave
Iraqi forces have temporarily put on hold their military operation to take back Tikrit from the Takfiri ISIL militants to allow civilians…
Saddam’s tomb suffers extensive damage in Iraq fighting
OUJA, Iraq (AP) — The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein was virtually leveled in heavy clashes between militants from the…
Commander: ISIL unable to threaten Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The ISIL terrorists will never dare to approach and pose a threat to the Iranian borders, Ground Force Commander Brigadier…
Iran general tops person of year poll
TEHRAN: An Iranian general who has been a key adviser in Iraq’s fightback against ISIS was voted Iran’s person of the year in an…
ISIL executes 9 ‘spies’ by headshots, video shows
A newly-surfaced video has shown the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group executing nine so-called spies by headshots after forcing them to confess to espionage.…
IRGC: Iran playing key role in Iraq, Syria
Mashhad, March 14, IRNA- IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier-General Hossein Salami said on Saturday that Iran has been playing a significant role to…
Iraqi DM: Army, popular forces in full control over Tikrit
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Defense Minister Brigadier General Khaled al-Obeidi reaffirmed that the Arab country’s army and popular forces have taken full control…
Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit from ISIL in 3 days: Official
Iraqi armed forces backed by volunteer and tribal fighters will manage to liberate within three days the conflict-ridden city of Tikrit in northern Salahuddin Province from the ISIL Takfiri terrorists,…
CIA director suggests Iraq functions as interlocutor in US-Iran fight against ISIS
The director of the CIA came the closest of any US official so far to acknowledging cooperation between the US and Iran…
As Israel lets the Syrians battle it out, Iran deters Israel from next door
Hezbollah is clearly determined to establish a new status quo along the Syrian and Lebanese border, which it sees as a single…
Iraq militia leader hails Iran’s ‘unconditional’ support
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. has failed to live up to its promises to help Iraq fight Islamic State extremists, unlike…
Iran respects Iraq territorial integrity, independence: Younesi
Tehran, March 13, IRNA — Iranian President’s Special Adviser for Ethnic Minorities Ali Younesi said on Friday that Iran respects all countries’…
Anti-Iran MKO has strong ties with ISIL: Former member
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A former member of the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) revealed the group’s close relations with the Islamic…
Iranian cleric reiterates Tehran’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami welcomed the recent victories of the Iraqi army over terrorists, and…
ISIS chlorine attack on security forces confirmed – Iraq officials
Eleven Iraqi police officers were taken to hospital after an ISIS chemical weapons attack, with the Defense Ministry and doctors recently confirming…
Iran Assyrians demand UN action against jihadis
TEHRAN: Around 200 Assyrian Christians protested outside theU.N. building in Iran’s capital Thursday to demand action to halt ISIS’ victimization of their community…
Iran stopped ISIL invasion spread: Larijani
Iran’s parliament (Majlis) speaker says the country’s assisting Iraq to fight the ISIL prevented the terrorist group from invading other countries in…
Iraq army set to launch decisive Tikrit operation: Defense minister
Iraq’s defense minister says the Iraqi army and the volunteer forces are set to launch an imminent decisive battle to fully retake the…
Iran daily: Regime hails victory against Islamic State in Iraq
Maintaining his campaign proclaiming Iran’s influence throughout the Middle East, the head of the Revolutionary Guards has hailed victory over the Islamic…
Dempsey: US worries about Iran-backed militias in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is playing a helpful role against Islamic State militants in Iraq now, but once the extremists are vanquished,…
Iran, Iraq and Islamic State
Iraqi forces heavily fortified by Iran-backed Shiite militia fighters have launched an assault to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists. The Iraqis report progress,…
‘No doubt’ Iran-Iraq joint forces will retake Tikrit from ISIL – Pentagon
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that combination of Iraqi and Iranian military forces, dominated by…