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January 2018 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Turkish Warplanes Reportedly Hit Targets in Iraq Amid Afrin Op Sputnik 30 Jan 2018 -- Baghdad has yet to comment on the information. The reported strikes take place days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Ankara aims to clear its borders from terrorists up until Iraq.
- Iraqi parliament votes to lift sanctions on Kurdistan-based banks Press TV 29 Jan 2018 -- The Iraqi lawmakers have voted to end sanctions imposed on banks operating in the country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, some four months after the Central Bank of Iraq ordered private banks to halt their branches' operations in Kurdistan following a highly controversial independence referendum held in the region.
- US firm halts repair of Abrams tanks in Iraq over Hashd al-Sha'abi Press TV 29 Jan 2018 -- The United States has suspended a maintenance program for Abrams tanks in Iraq because one of the military vehicles has been allegedly provided to the popular Hashd al-Sha'abi force, according to Iraqi press.
- US helicopter gunship kills 7 Iraqi civilians Press TV 27 Jan 2018 -- A US military helicopter has targeted several vehicles in Iraq's al-Anbar Province, killing seven civilians and wounding 11 others, including a local official.
- Muqtada Sadr slams US killing of Iraqi forces Press TV 27 Jan 2018 -- Senior Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has slammed a recent US airstrike that killed eleven people in Anbar Province, saying the air raid was part of Washington's repeated violations of the Arab country's sovereignty.
- Iraqi Hashd al-Sha'abi forces find dozens of bodies in mass grave in Kirkuk Press TV 27 Jan 2018 -- Iraqi fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have found a mass grave in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, which contained the bodies of dozen of civilians believed to have been executed by Daesh Takfiri terrorists when they were in control of an area there.
- OIR Officials Report Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq AFPS 26 Jan 2018 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between Jan. 19-25, conducting 60 strikes consisting of 93 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Turkey Not to Limit Anti-Terrorist Op to Syria, Ready to Fight in Iraq - Ankara Sputnik 26 Jan 2018 -- Turkey is not going to limit its military operation to the Syrian Afrin region, and is ready to fight in Iraq, if necessary, in its effort to destroy terrorism, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday.
- Coalition Precision Strikes Kill Scores of ISIS Terrorists in Syria AFPS 23 Jan 2018 -- Precision strikes killed an estimated 145-150 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists near Shafah, Syria, Jan. 20, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 23 Jan 2018 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Syria.
- Picking Up the Pieces: Civil War Leaves 1.3 Million Iraqi Children Displaced Sputnik 23 Jan 2018 -- The United Nations has reported that a breathtaking 2.6 million Iraqis have been displaced during the three-year civil war with Daesh that has only concluded in December. Almost half of these millions are children.
- US company signs deal to extract gas from Iraqi oilfield Press TV 22 Jan 2018 -- Iraq has signed an agreement with Orion Gas Processors to let the American energy company process some of its natural gas.
- Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports must be under Baghdad control: PM Abadi Press TV 21 Jan 2018 -- The Iraqi prime minister has called on the country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to stop independent oil exports, saying the crude produced there must be placed under the central government's control.
- UN: Millions of Iraqi Children Affected by Conflict, Poverty Face Grim Future VOA 20 Jan 2018 -- The U.N. children's fund warns that millions of Iraqi children affected by conflict and poverty face a grim future and are in desperate need of international support.
- Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 19 Jan 2018 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between Jan. 12 and Jan. 18, conducting 63 strikes consisting of 102 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- UN says half of displaced people by war in Iraq are children Press TV 19 Jan 2018 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says children account for nearly half the 2.6 million Iraqis who have been displaced since three years ago, when the Daesh Takfiri terrorists began a deadly campaign.
- Department Of Defense Press Briefing By Brig. Gen. Glynn Via Teleconference From Baghdad, Iraq DoD 16 Jan 2018 -- Presenter: Brigadier General James F. Glynn, deputy commanding general, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve; Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway, Pentagon Spokesman
- Millions Liberated From 'Evil of ISIS,' OIR Official Says AFPS 16 Jan 2018 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces have liberated millions of people from the "evil of ISIS," with the efforts putting Iraq on a path toward greater security, an Operation Inherent Resolve official said today in Baghdad.
- Update: air strikes against Daesh UK MOD 15 Jan 2018 -- The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
- Baghdad Suicide Attack Kills 16 or More, Wounds 65 – Interior Ministry Sputnik 15 Jan 2018 -- The death toll of two explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has risen to 26 people, reports Al Arabiya TV. Earlier it was reported that only six had died and that there were more than 20 victims.
- UN condemns twin suicide attacks in Baghdad UN News 15 Jan 2018 -- Strongly condemning two terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored the Organization’s support for the country in its fight against terrorism.
- Rapid Fire Trials Condemn Suspected IS Militants to Hang VOA 15 Jan 2018 -- In a small courthouse north of Mosul, Mohammad Dawd, 27, sits on the floor in the hall facing a wall, like other prisoners.
- Iraqi troops purge over 80% of Anbar desert areas of Daesh: Security official Press TV 14 Jan 2018 -- A high-ranking Iraqi security official says government troops, supported by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, have succeeded to purge more than half of the desert areas in the country's western province of Anbar of Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
- Iraqi PM Abadi announces bid for reelection, vows to lead diverse coalition Press TV 14 Jan 2018 -- Iraq's incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces his intention to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections to choose his successor.
- Iraq's Prime Minister Creates Electoral Bloc to Take Part in Parliamentary Vote Sputnik 14 Jan 2018 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi announced on Sunday the creation of an electoral bloc dubbed "Victory Alliance" to participate in the forthcoming parliamentary election, a statement released by Abadi's press service said.
- Iraq says oil capacity near 5mn bpd Press TV 14 Jan 2018 -- Iraq says its crude oil production capacity is already nearing 5 million barrels per day, but has nonetheless emphasized that it would respect a deal with other producers to main supplies to markets to help stabilize prices.
- Bombing kills 8, injures 10 in northern Iraqi capital Press TV 13 Jan 2018 -- A powerful bombing in the north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least eight people.
- Military Strikes Target ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 12 Jan 2018 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between Jan. 5 and Jan. 11, conducting 96 strikes consisting of 160 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- A-10s Bring Thunder to Fight Against ISIS AFPS 12 Jan 2018 -- The 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is wrapping up a deployment here that saw heavy involvement in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
- Iraqis returning home outnumber displaced for first time since 2013, says UN migration agency UN News 12 Jan 2018 -- The number of Iraqis returning to their area of origin has surpassed those internally displaced for the first time since December 2013, when the country became engulfed in conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), the United Nations migration agency said Friday.
- Pentagon Officials Say Coalition Aims to Defeat ISIS' Brand AFPS 11 Jan 2018 -- The physical caliphate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is in pieces and operations against ISIS continue in the Euphrates River valley, but the ISIS "brand" remains to be defeated, Pentagon officials said here today.
- Pentagon Spokesman Details Progress in Defeating ISIS AFPS 08 Jan 2018 -- Coalition and partnered forces are building upon progress in Iraq and Syria to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the director of press operations at the Pentagon told reporters here today.
- Daesh executes own members in Iraq over refusing bomb attacks Press TV 08 Jan 2018 -- A high-ranking commander of the Iraqi pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, commonly known by the Arabic word Hashd al-Sha'abi, says the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has executed some of its members in Iraq's northern Salahuddin province after they refused to carry out separate bomb attacks.
- Six PKK militants killed as Turkish jets pound northern Iraq Press TV 07 Jan 2018 -- Six members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed when Turkish military aircraft carried out a string of aerial attacks against the militants' positions in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
- Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq AFPS 05 Jan 2018 -- U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between Dec. 29, 2017, and yesterday, conducting 58 strikes consisting of 84 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
- US, coalition forces ready to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS in 2018 Army News 05 Jan 2018 -- Today, the 70 nations and four organizations that comprise the coalition that is dedicated to the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria reflect on progress made in 2017 and look forward to 2018, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported Monday.
- Defence Secretary praises UK efforts as RAF operations against Daesh continue UK MOD 05 Jan 2018 -- In a visit to Kuwait, Iraq and Cyprus, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson commended UK personnel deployed in the fight against Daesh.
- Iraq Kurdistan to return border crossings to central government Press TV 02 Jan 2018 -- Iraq's Kurdistan is reportedly set to return the control of border crossings in the semi-autonomous northern region to the central government in a bid to pave the way for talks with Baghdad.
- Iraqi forces kill 15 Daesh bombers near border with Syria Press TV 02 Jan 2018 -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry says government forces have launched a counter-terrorism operation to hunt down Daesh Takfiri terrorists near the country's border with Syria, killing more than a dozen extremists in the process.
- Defeat-ISIS Coalition Reflects on 2017, Looks Forward to 2018 AFPS 01 Jan 2018 -- Today, the 70 nations and four organizations that comprise the coalition that's dedicated to the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria reflect on progress made in 2017 and look forward to 2018, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
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