The Nuri mosque in Mosul was constructed in the 12th century. “Since its construction in the second half of the 12th century CE, Al-Nouri Mosque was invested as Mosul’s Great Mosque. It has been a core site in the urban life and development of the Old City of Mosul,” UNESCO says. Central to the … Read more
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq may be at the center of Iran’s plots against Israel. The militias have threatened Israel for years and, over the last year, have increasingly used drones to do so. Now, as Iran plots larger attacks, the Iraqi militias, who are eager to get more involved in the war, could be … Read more
It is now two weeks since the rescue of the Yazidi hostage Fawzia Amin Sido from captivity in Gaza by the IDF, in a joint operation also involving the US Embassy. Fawzia has been returned to her family in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq. This week, she sat for her first filmed interview … Read more
For an entire year, the IDF has been relentlessly targeting Hamas and other factions in the Gaza Strip, and the effort is bearing fruit. Even before the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s military wing was a broken and dismantled entity, no longer capable of carrying out large-scale raids or fighting as a unified body … Read more
A US-led coalition’s military mission in Iraq will end by September 2025 and there will be a transition to bilateral security partnerships, the United States and Iraq said in a joint statement on Friday. The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in … Read more
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iranian-backed militias, targeted Eilat on the evening of September 25, one of several increasing attacks from Iraq over the last two weeks. The militias have targeted Israel with drones and also claim they have launched cruise missiles. This is a dangerous escalation. The strike on … Read more
The US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq that killed 15 Islamic State operatives is an important development because it illustrates that ISIS is still a threat. It also shows the importance of the US-led coalition against ISIS and the continued US role in Iraq. Washington has … Read more
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the deaths of 15 Islamic State (ISIS) operatives. “The ISIS element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive “suicide” belts,” CENTCOM said. It … Read more
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other senior government officials will be in the hot seat later this morning as MPs begin their investigation into the circumstances surrounding an alleged foiled terrorist attack planned for Toronto — a case that’s raised questions about Canada’s security screening process. Last month, police charged Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, … Read more
TAYLOR Swift has said she felt a “tremendous amount of guilt” after being forced to cancel three Vienna shows earlier this month because of a sickening ISIS plot to attack the venue. The pop superstar finally broke her silence on the disturbing plan on Wednesday – exactly two weeks after Austrian officials took two suspects … Read more
