Iraq

The Iraqi Army’s 9th Armoured Division imposed full control over the Makhoul Mountains in the northern countryside of the Salaheddine Governorate on Friday, putting an end to the ISIS presence at a place described by military experts as Gate of Mosul.

Iraqi military commanders announced the recapture of Fallujah in a letter to Heidar Al Ebadi, the Iraqi Prime minister, Fararu Reported. Following the liberation of Al Nezal at the centre of Fallujah, Iraqi forces managed to win back the area of el Arsan and triumphantly hoisted their flag over the city’s government building.

Nosratollah Tajik, a senior Middle East expert and the former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, believes that the policies followed by the United States in Iraq will definitely lead to the Arab country’s disintegration.

ISIS (also known as Daesh and ISIL) militants began to destroy the historical sites in Iraq after they took control of vast swathes of the country, and have reportedly damaged the Assyrian ancient palace in Mosul in recent days.

Iraqi people are absolutely appalled by media reports saying that the Daesh (also known as ISIL and ISIS) Takfiri group has burned a family of five people, including three children, to death in southwest of Kirkuk.

Daesh terrorists have reportedly used internationally-banned chemical weapons in their recent offensive against a Shia Turkmen-populated town in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk.

A senior Iranian official has warned that any plan to disintegrate Iraq would have adverse consequences for security and stability in the entire Middle East.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, to make utmost efforts to protect the endangered cultural works and historic sites in Syria and Iraq from the devastating activities of terrorist groups.

The ill-timed death of Ahmed Chalabi, a key lobbyist for the US invasion of Iraq, will cost the Iraqi political process dearly, analysts say.

Iraq’s stability and security is closely intertwined with those of Iran, reiterated Eshagh Jahangiri.

There is ample potential for the further growth of Tehran-Baghdad relations, said the Iranian top MP.

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Nouri al-Maliki has done a good job in boosting Iraq's independence and stability.

Iran has congratulated the Iraqi nation on the completion of the country’s political process and the formation of a new government.

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