Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

Iraq rules out foreign ground intervention

(VOVworld) – Iraq ruled out any foreign ground intervention to help government forces retake territory lost to jihadists and urged Sunnis to give up such hopes, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al...
Australia to deploy forces in Iraq

Australia to deploy forces in Iraq

(VOVworld)- Australia has reached a deal with Baghdad for the deployment of about 200 of its special forces to assist Iraqi troops in their fight against Islamic State (IS) militants
Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

(VOVworld) - Egypt signed contracts with six international firms on Saturday to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal, the flagship project in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's program...
US trains security forces in Iraq

US trains security forces in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Dozens of US military advisers arrived in Iraq Wednesday to train Iraqi security forces for their fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). Iraqi officials said 100 US...
IS advances toward Baghdad

IS advances toward Baghdad

(VOVworld) – Islamic State militants reached Amriyat al-Fallujah, the last town under the control of the Iraqi government in western Anbar province, said the town sheriff Aref al-Janabi
IS confirms bomb attacks in Iraq

IS confirms bomb attacks in Iraq

(VOVworld) – The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) admitted having conducted a triple suicide bombing on Sunday targeting a compound housing Kurdish security and intelligence forces in the northeast Iraq province...
US underestimates rise of Islamic State

US underestimates rise of Islamic State

(VOVworld) – The US has underestimated the possibility that the Syrian civil war gives jihadists a space to thrive and grow rapidly, US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview...