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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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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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US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault

The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...

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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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Family In Tears As They Flee ISIS-Held Street In Mosul

A mother-of-two sobs as she carries her young son down a street in war-torn Mosul following heavy clashes today between...

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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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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help

Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is...

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In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage

The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...

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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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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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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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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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US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq

The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias...

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Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least 48

At least 48 people have been killed in Baghdad in the third blast in the Iraqi capital in three days, security and...

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Baghdad Blast ‘kills 18’ In Shia District of Sadr City

At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a predominantly Shia suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad,...

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Abadi Fends Off Calls By Iran Allies In Iraq To React To Trump Travel Ban

Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...

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Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...

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Iraqi Army Prepares Offensive On West of City

Iraqi troops have made swift advances through the city in recent days The Iraqi army says it is preparing military...