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Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A commander of the Interior Ministry’s Rapid Response forces was killed on Thursday during the ongoing battles to retake remaining regions held by Islamic State in Mosul’s Old City. A brief statement by the Rapid Response said “Cap. Hamid al-Azzawi was killed in the battles at Old City.” Smoke rises from clashes in […]

On the eve of the G20 summit in Hamburg, protests are stepping up a gear. The “Welcome to Hell” rally kicked off on Thursday afternoon. The Local followed the events throughout the day live. In short: World leaders are in Hamburg for the G20 summit on Friday and Saturday. Here’s what you should know. Police confront […]

The German military (Bundeswehr) has warned its soldiers not to wear their uniforms when traveling to and from their stations in the Hamburg area due to concerns about violence during the G20 summit. Sources told DPA on Wednesday that troops were advised by their leaders not to wear their fatigues outside of service between Wednesday […]

Japan’s population — excluding foreign residents — fell last year at the fastest pace since the current survey started in 1968 as the number of births fell below 1 million, government data showed Wednesday. As of Jan. 1, the number of Japanese people dropped a record 308,084 from a year earlier to 125,583,658. It was […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Federal Police have gained control on a huge Islamic State military base in Mosul. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, chief of Federal Police, said the troops were able to control a training center known as ‘Abu Massoud camp’ at al-Bouseif village, west of Mosul. MFederal police members aim their […]

 Trump in Warsaw: US has never been closer to Poland His comments came after face-to-face security and trade talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. Trump said: “The president and I concluded a productive meeting in which we reaffirmed our enduring bonds of friendship [which] have united our citizens for a long time. We’ve never been […]

The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arab Republic of Egypt issued a joint statement following their meeting in Cairo today. Following is the text of the statement: The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of […]

Six in ten American voters support the new ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States unless they can show they have a close relative here, according to opinion poll results released on Wednesday. The Politico-Morning Consult poll found 37 percent of voters said they “strongly supported” the new guidelines […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi special forces are fighting 100 Islamic State suicide bombers remaining in western Mosul’s Old City district as operations continue to clear the last few kilometers held by the extremist group, according to a senior commander. Abdul-Wahab al-Saidi, a senior commander of the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in press statements Wednesday that […]

Special units of Russian military police, equipped with light arms, will be deployed to de-escalation zones in Syria to provide safety and security there, Russia’s special representative on Syria has announced. The units will be tasked with “controlling” fulfilment of peace agreements and will not be on any “combat mission,” the special representative of the Russian president on Syria, […]