Iraqi Civil War 2014present)

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Iraqi Forces Advance In Mosul Old City, Rescue Civilians

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they were fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State group and rescuing escaping...

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Iraqi Forces Show Strong Stand For IS-Mosul Battle

Iraqi government forces started on Sunday a major operation to enter the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold of the old...

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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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Down To the River For Youths From Iraq’s Embattled Mosul

With bare tree branches as diving boards, they take off and plunge into Iraq's Khazir River, a rare moment of respite...

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Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul

Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the...

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Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat

Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...

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Weapons Choice In Anti-IS War Endangers Civilians

The choice of weapons by the Iraqi security forces and its allies from the US-led coalition is endangering the lives of...

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UN Reports Fresh IS Killings, Air Strike Deaths In Mosul

The UN rights office said Thursday it has credible reports that the Islamic State group has killed more than 230...

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Up To 100,000 Children At Risk In Iraq’s Mosul

Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group,...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Area Near Syrian Border From IS

Iraqi forces retook an area near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group on Sunday as part of operations to...

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Iraq Forces Announce Gains In West Mosul

Iraqi forces have recaptured around half of two neighbourhoods in west Mosul that are among the targets of a broad...

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Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance

Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of large numbers...

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Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul

Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls On 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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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...

International

Iraq Mosul Offensive: Civilians ‘in Grave Danger’

Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq's military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, the country's UN...

International

Iraqi Troops Push For Last ISIL Holdouts In Mosul

Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of Mosul, closing in on the remaining pockets of territory held by...

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Iraq Forces Launch Broad Attack On IS Holdouts In Mosul

Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of battleground second city Mosul still held by the Islamic State...

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UN Braces For Up To 200,000 Iraqis To Flee Mosul

As many as 200,000 Iraqis may try in the coming days to flee areas of Mosul under the control of the Islamic State...