Military history

Iraq's parliament passed on Jan. 5 a resolution telling the government to end the presence of foreign troops in Iraq and ensure they not use its land, air, and waters for any reason.

A former British government translator who blew the whistle on efforts to sell the Iraq war says a movie adapted from her life would help pave the way for "discussions and dialogue" on the "truth and accountability" of war.

Hundreds of Iraqi mourners tried to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Dec. 31, following deadly U.S. airstrikes this week that killed 25 fighters from an Iran-backed Shiite militia in Iraq.

A rocket attack in northern Iraq killed an American contractor and wounded several military personnel on Dec. 28, the first U.S. casualties from a string of recent strikes, the international coalition against the ISIL group said.    

An international working group is going to hold a specific meeting to deal with the foreign fighters and their family members captured in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister has announced, underlining that Turkey is fully ready to cooperate with all countries on the continued fight against ISIL.

In an area of northwestern Syria supposed to be free of acts of aggression, on Nov. 17 at least nine civilians were killed and 10 injured in Russian airstrikes, a local civil defense agency said.

Turkey is an "active member" in efforts to secure the lasting defeat of the ISIL terrorist organization, the U.S. State Department said in a report issued on Nov.1.

Turkey expects the U.S. to fulfill its commitments regarding the agreement on YPG/PKK terror group's withdrawal from the planned safe zone in northern Syria, said a senior Turkish official on Oct. 20.

US President Donald Trump said today that Kurdish-led forces in Northeast Syria could release detained fighters from the ISIL group to force the US to return its troops to the area, BTA reported.

Turkey's operation in Syria has raised concerns that ISIL fighters detained by Kurdish-led US allies may flee and rebuild the group. It is claimed that many fighters have already escaped.

The U.S. on Sept. 6 hailed Denmark's decision to deploy troops in Syria to assist the global coalition fight against ISIL.