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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists...

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Iraq Holds Detainees In ‘horrendous Conditions’ Near Mosul

Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to jihadists in "horrendous conditions"...

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Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul

Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...

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IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...

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Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul

An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...

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Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an...

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Iraq Paramilitaries Say Mass Grave of Hundreds Found

Iraqi paramilitary forces announced Saturday that they had discovered a mass grave at Badush prison near Mosul...

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Iraq Says No Sign of IS Chemical Weapons Use In Mosul

Iraq's UN envoy said Friday there was no evidence that the Islamic State group had used chemical weapons in the battle...

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Suicide Bombers Kill 26 At Iraq Wedding Celebration

Two suicide bombers attacked a celebration being held the night before a wedding north of Baghdad, killing 26 people, a...

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Iraq PM Says Won’t Hesitate To Strike Jihadists In Nearby Countries

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday that he will not hesitate to strike "terrorist sites" in...

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Iraq Forces Clear Bombs, Search For Jihadists In Mosul

Iraqi forces in west Mosul worked to clear bombs and searched for jihadist fighters in recaptured areas on Wednesday to...

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Iraq PM Abadi To Visit White House This Month

US President Donald Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Washington this month, the White House said...

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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul

Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS

Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills

Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in...

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Iraq Forces Advance In Renewed Mosul Push

Iraqi security forces advanced Monday towards a compound of jihadist-held government buildings and a bridgehead, on the...