Iraqi Civil War 2014present)

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UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul

Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating...

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Iraq Forces Foil IS Attempt To Flee To Syria

Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 jihadist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards Syria,...

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UK Sees IS Being Ousted From Iraq Towns This Year

British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled...

International

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 PM Abadi Confirms Capture of East Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed on Tuesday that all of eastern Mosul has been captured from Islamic...

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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...

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Iraqi Army Retakes City’s East From Islamic State

The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Counter-terror chief...

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Iraqi Forces ‘retake Mosul University’ From ISIL

Iraqi special forces have taken full control of a strategic university in eastern Mosul, according to senior...

International

Car Bomb Hits Busy Square In Baghdad’s Sadr City

At least 33 people were killed and 48 wounded in a car bomb attack on a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City...

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28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market

The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a...

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28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market

At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State...

International

Fresh Advance In East Mosul To Begin Within Days

Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U. S. battlefield...

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Baghdad Hit By Deadly Bombings, At Least 11 Dead

Separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others, according to Iraqi...

International

Police Officers Killed In Gun Battle In Jordan

At least four policemen and one suspect have been killed in clashes on the outskirts of Karak city in southern Jordan...

International

Chaos, Desperation At First U.N. Aid Distribution Inside Mosul

Iraqi police fired shots in the air and threatened to whip crowds with a hose as residents tried to overrun the first...

International

IS ‘loses 50,000 Fighters In Two Years’

IS has lost much territory since its gains in 2014 sent shockwaves around the world At least 50,000 militants from...

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Islamic State Strikes Back To Slow Iraqi Forces In Mosul

Islamic State fighters retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit...

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Nearly 2,000 Iraqi Troops, 900 Civilians Killed In November

Nearly 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed across Iraq in November as they battled to force ISIS extremists from the...