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Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Iraqi Security Forces Make Progress in Diyala
Coalition and Iraqi forces are making progress in Iraq’s Diyala province through three lines of operation, a military official there said yesterday. Significant enemy activities in Diyala over the ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Iraq targets lingering ISIS pockets with airstrikes, operations in security vacuum after US pullout
"F-16 aircraft carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, resulting in its complete destruction." ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Iraqi police recruits, soldiers killed in bombing
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A bomb exploded Tuesday outside a police recruitment center in Iraq's Diyala province, killing at least 30 people, an Iraqi army official said. Violence continued in Iraq a day ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Iraqi warplanes destroy ISIL position in country’s east
Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out two airstrikes that destroyed a position used by the ISIL terrorist group in the eastern province of Diyala, security officials said on Oct. 11.
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Iraq's Prime Minister Visits Diyala for First Time
BAQUBAH, Iraq – Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with the governor of Diyala, provincial leadership, key tribal leaders, Diyala's Iraqi security force leadership and senior coalition ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Two Iraqi army officers killed after explosive device left by ISIS detonated
An Iraqi Army brigadier general and a warrant officer were killed on Wednesday after an explosive device left behind by ISIS exploded in the northern province of […] ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Promoting Human Rights in Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts: UNOCT and NSA Host a Workshop for Security Entities in Diyala Governorate
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism’s (UNOCT) Human Rights Unit, in collaboration with Iraq’s National Security Advisory (NSA), concluded a two-day workshop in Erbil on “Human ...
News Iraq » Diyala » Security: Progress in the Iraqi Security Forces
Some in the media have been remarkably quick to report on leaked copies of reports about Iraq before the average person has a chance to read them. There is a reason, apart from the usual journalistic ...