KIRKUK, Iraq: (APP) Iraqi special forces led an operation on Tuesday aimed at retaking the jihadist-held town of Qayyarah, a key staging base for operations to attack Mosul, military sources said.Qayyarah lies on the western bank of the Tigris river, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, ...

FALLUJAH: (APP) Iraqi forces took the Islamic State group's last positions in the city of Fallujah Sunday, establishing full control over one of the miltants' most emblematic bastions after a month-long operation.Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had already declared victory on June 17 after IS ...