Iraq War

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Pentagon Chief Says He Thinks IS Leader Baghdadi Is Alive

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday that he believes Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive,...

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Global Terror Attacks Down, Iran Again Top ‘state Sponsor’

The US State Department said Wednesday that global terror incidents and deaths fell last year, while it maintained its...

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Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced

Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands...

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US Eyes Continued Presence In Iraq After IS

The United States and several coalition countries want to maintain a military footprint in Iraq after the eventual...

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UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after...

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Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan

The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...

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Exhausted and Mourning, Families Emerge From Mosul Ruins

With the battle to retake Iraq's Mosul from the Islamic State group drawing to an end, dozens of women and their...

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Gunfire Cuts Short Celebrations At Recaptured Mosul Mosque

Iraqi soldiers snap victorious "selfies" and pose with a captured Islamic State group flag at the Mosul mosque where...

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Canada Prolongs Iraq Mission To 2019

Canada will continue to train Kurdish militia for another two years as part of the US-led coalition fighting the...

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Iraqi Rescuers In Perilous Search For Mosul Missing

With snipers lurking on rooftops and bombs hidden in the rubble, rescue workers are risking their lives in a desperate...

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Sniper’s Shot Puts Focus On Canada’s Iraq Role

Canada's supposed non-combat role in Iraq is being questioned after a special forces sniper took out an IS fighter in...

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In Mosul, Ghostly Civilians Emerge From Old City Hell

They all say they are back from "hell". Quivering and emaciated, the civilians emerging from Mosul's Old City have...

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Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...

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Terrified Civilians Hide From Gunfire In Mosul Pre-School

The bullets of jihadists rain down outside the Mosul kindergarten, where dozens of terrified Iraqi civilians are...

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US Sanctions IS Members Accused of Making Chemical Arms

The United States on Monday slapped financial sanctions on two suspected Islamic State militants accused of...

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UN Accuses IS of Executing 163 Civilians In Mosul On June 1

The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday accused the Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent...

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484 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight Against IS

Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls Civilians To Flee

Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...

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US Probe Finds Over 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

Pentagon officials on Thursday said at least 105 civilians died in a strike targeting Islamic State fighters in the...