A soldier and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in clashes north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.Based on intelligence reports, an Iraqi army force attacked an IS hideout in dense orchards in the Tarmiyah area, .
Concerns over whether weapons held in and near urban areas are being properly stored and who is holding them are being raised after several blasts of unclear origins near major Iraqi cities.
On Wednesday, and again on Saturday, supporters of Moqtada Al-Sadr’s followers stormed the Parliament because they oppose the nomination of Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani as prime minister because he is seen as belonging to the pro-Iran Shia group. Al-Sudani was nominated by former prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki,
The Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said it thwarted an attempted attack by Daesh in the Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad, the Iraq News Agency (INA) reported on Friday. “A force from the 12th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization repelled an attack by [Daesh] that targeted the Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad, and the force was able to thwart a [Daesh]