Iraq destroys Daesh stronghold in Mosul

Iraqi security forces located Daesh hideout in the Adaiya Mountains in west of Mosul through a security operation. (File/AFP)
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Updated 03 September 2022
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Iraq destroys Daesh stronghold in Mosul

DUBAI: Iraqi security forces destroyed a major stronghold that belonged to Daesh in the west of Mosul, state news agency (INA) reported. 

In a statement, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said it had located the hideout in the Adaiya Mountains in the west of Mosul through a security operation.

The hideout housed the group’s "technical equipment, packages, documents and logistical materials,” said the PMF’s statement.


US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

Updated 27 February 2026
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US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks

  • The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday

REUTERS: The United States has authorized ​the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due ‌to safety ‌risks, ​the ‌US ⁠embassy ​said in ⁠a post on X on Friday.
It said the US embassy ⁠could further ‌restrict ‌US government ​employees ‌and their ‌families from traveling to certain areas of Israel, Jerusalem’s ‌Old City and the West ⁠Bank without ⁠advance notice, and advised US citizens to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights remain available.