Jordan and Egypt have started joint drills in the southwestern Jordanian port city of Aqaba in a bid to boost bilateral military cooperation. The 20-day maneuvers, dubbed “Aqaba 2016,” started on Saturday, involving units of the army, navy and air force as well as Special Forces from the two countries. ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi pledged on Saturday to decapitate ISIL and liberate Mosul, rejecting the attempts to discriminate among the Iraqis and abuse the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Addressing Mosul residents in a televised speech, Abadi said that the campaign is being carried out according to the devised plan, ...
