Iraq

Jan- 2025 -

3 January

Protected Mobility Vehicles line up for a range practice at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. *** Local Caption *** The Task Group Taji Quick Reaction Force are responsible for base defence at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq and conduct routine patrols. They also provide security overwatch for coalition forces as they train the Iraqi Security Forces to combat Daesh. Task Group Taji is a part of Australia and New Zealands contribution to the US-led Operation Inherent Resolves Building Partner Capacity mission. The ADF effort is part of Operation OKRA and the NZDF effort is part of Operation MANAWA. Task Group Taji has trained more than 46,000 members of the Iraqi Security Forces and law enforcement agency personnel since 2015.

Australia Ends Middle East Presence Against Islamic State

Australia’s remaining military personnel under an international coalition in Iraq and Syria have returned home, officially ending the country’s posture against the Islamic State in the region.

Dec- 2024 -

28 December

Politics

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take up position

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey’s Pro-Kurd Party to Meet Jailed PKK Leader on Saturday

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party delegates will visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.

26 December

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Iraq Orders Surion Helicopters From South Korea

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a contract to deliver KUH-1 Surion utility transport helicopters to Iraq.

8 December

Middle East

Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

3 December

Middle East

Jabhat Fateh al-Sham fighters drive in southwestern Aleppo

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraqi Armed Group Urges Government to Deploy Troops to Syria

Iraq's powerful Iran-aligned Kataeb Hezbollah armed group has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against a rebel offensive.

Nov- 2024 -

27 November

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Struck Iran-Aligned Group’s Weapons Storage Facility in Syria: CENTCOM

The US military said Tuesday it conducted a strike against an unnamed Iranian-aligned group's weapons storage facility in Syria in response to an attack on American forces a day earlier.

11 November

Middle East

The defense ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq met in Riyadh to sign a military agreement.

Giulia Bernacchi

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Ink Defense Pact to Enhance Cooperation and Security

The defense ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq met to sign a military agreement, discussed security and cooperation amid increasing tensions.

Oct- 2024 -

24 October

Middle East

Two PKK fighters were at training time in their base on the frontline with ISIS at Daqoq south of Kirkuk, Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Defense Firm

Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defense firm near Ankara.

22 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Says Killed 9 Islamic State Commanders, Including Top Figure

Iraqi forces have killed nine Islamic State group commanders, including the jihadists' top figure in the country, Baghdad announced.

20 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraqi Strikes Killed Senior Islamic State Leader: US

Iraqi air strikes killed a senior Islamic State leader and three other militants, the US military announced, saying intel from the international anti-jihadist coalition enabled the strikes.

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