Michael Knights has a new article out. At CTC Sentinel he writes on “Iran’s Expanding Militia Army in Iraq: The…
US service member killed on mission in Nineveh
A short reported noted “US service member advising Iraqi security forces on a mission was killed in the northern Nineveh…
US: We support programs that affect millions in eastern Syria
The US embassy in Syria says “U.S assistance programs in northeast #Syria support stabilization including restoring electricity to over 1.5…
Who is Baghdadi’s successor?
Hassan Hassan writes “Wow, really: the ISIS leader I predicted would succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (see the tweet below from…
Turkey now wants Syrians to go home, but where?
Turkey is under pressure. It wants Syrians to go home. But home to where? That is the question that must…
Turkey-US tensions rise again in Syria
and Turkey vowed to create a “peace corridor” in Syria and launch an operation.…
A new US Inspector General report is out covering up to June 2019
A new US Inspector General report is out covering US anti-ISIS coalition operations. It reads: This is the 18th Lead…
Protests on Mosul-Erbil road by Brigade 30 of the PMU at Bazwaya
A protest by members of the Shi’ite Shebek minority at Bazwaya near Mosul erupted on August 5. It was against…
Operation Will of Victory in Iraq
OIR announced “Yesterday, the #ISF launched the third phase of operation #WillofVictory. This phase will focus on clearing areas in…
Coalition remembers 5 year anniversary of genocide
In a statement OIR wrote: “Today, marks 5 years since the Sinjar massacre where Daesh began a genocidal campaign killing…
