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Iraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight

Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but...

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Iraq Minister Criticises UN Efforts For Mosul Displaced

An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as...

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Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area

Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries...

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Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline

Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that...

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Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...

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Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...

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26,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul In 10 Days

Twenty-six thousand Iraqis fled west Mosul in the 10 days since security forces launched a major push to retake it from...

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NY Museums Wage Cultural War Against Trump Prejudice

Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump's America, flexing the soft power of art...

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Three Wounded By Gunfire As Iraq Forces Disperse Demo

Three people were wounded by gunfire as Iraqi forces dispersed a demonstration Tuesday by students who threw stones at...

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Saudi FM In Landmark Visit To Iraq

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was in Baghdad for talks on Saturday, the first such visit by a chief diplomat...

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Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria

The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding...

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IS Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards Near Jordan

The Islamic State group carried out an attack on an Iraqi border guard position near Jordan on Friday, killing at least...

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IS Forcing Children, Disabled Into Suicide Cars

Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at...

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Iraqi Ex-Soldier In German Court Over Beheaded IS Jihadist Photos

A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he...

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US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight

US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...

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Saving Simba and Lula, Last Two Survivors of Mosul Zoo

Simba the lion and Lula the bear are the Mosul zoo's only survivors -- the other animals were killed by shelling,...

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Iraqi Ex-Soldier In German Court Over Beheaded IS Jihadist Photos

A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he...

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Iraq Forces Press Assault On IS South of Mosul

Iraqi forces consolidated positions Tuesday after blasting their way to the southern edge of Mosul in an assault...

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Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank

Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...