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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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France’s Hollande Criticises Britain Over Child Refugees

French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on Britain to "accept its responsibility" to take in stranded...

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Who’s Who In Syria Conflict As Geneva Talks Loom

Syrian government officials and opposition figures will gather in Geneva on Thursday for the fourth round of...

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Trump Names Lt Gen HR McMaster As National Security Adviser

US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael...

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Trump Names Lt Gen HR McMaster As National Security Adviser

US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen Michael...

International

Governments ‘must Address Corruption To Defeat IS’, Says Report

So-called Islamic State (IS) will never be defeated unless the corrupt conditions that help it to thrive are addressed,...

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Israel Arrests Arab Citizen For Plotting IS Attacks

Israel's Shin Bet security service said on Monday it had arrested an Arab Israeli on suspicion of aiding the jihadist...

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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...

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US-Led Coalition Expects To Stay In Iraq After Mosul

The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be...

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British Museum Training Iraqi Experts To Save Mosul Heritage

As Iraqi forces fight to take back Mosul from the Islamic State group, archaeologists trained by the British Museum are...

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2,000 IS Fighters Defending West Mosul

An estimated 2,000 IS fighters are left in west Mosul to defend their bastion against a massive offensive by the Iraqi...

International

Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says

The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...

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IS Claims Suicide Attack By British Bomber Near Mosul

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Mosul it said was carried out by a...

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Women Reveal the Horrors They Endured As ISIS Sex Slaves

Women have revealed the horrors they endured at the hands of ISIS sex slaves - despite being Sunni Muslims just like...

International

Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Targets Same Countries

A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original...

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Iran Says Saudi, Israel Working To Damage Country

Iran on Monday criticised what it said was coordination between Israel and regional rival Saudi Arabia, describing...

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US ‘not In Iraq To Seize Anybody’s Oil’

The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's oil reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad on...

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IS Rapes and Tortures Sunni Arab Women Too

Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and...

Business

Caterpillar and Mantrac Ghana Provides Free Training For Technicians

PRESS RELEASE Accra-17th February, 2017- Mantrac Ghana Limited, the authorised dealers of Caterpillar products and...