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US-Trained Iraqi Unit Carried Out Mosul Executions

An Iraqi army division trained by American forces summarily executed prisoners in west Mosul, Human Rights Watch said...

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Cardinal Hails ‘rebirth’ of Iraqi Christian Town

A French cardinal hailed the "rebirth" of Iraq's devastated main Christian town of Qaraqosh on Monday, where residents...

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IS Families, Mosul Displaced Live Side-By-Side In Iraq Camp

Like hundreds of thousands of other Iraqis, Maha lives with her boys at a camp for the displaced near Mosul. But...

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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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Mosul Looks To Rise From the Ashes

The battle over, it's now time to start rebuilding Iraq's second city, parts of which were literally flattened during...

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Iraqis Accused of Siding With IS Targeted For Revenge

Revenge attacks against Iraqis accused of siding with the Islamic State group in Mosul are on the rise after Iraqi...

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Kremlin Says ‘contradictory’ Reports On Baghdadi Death

Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is...

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Iraq’s Mosul Residents Search For Their Old City Dead

Abdelrazaq Salman has lost everything but clings onto one last hope: finding the bodies of his family members killed...

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Videos Appear To Show Killing, Beatings By Iraq Forces

Videos allegedly shot in the Mosul area appear to show Iraqi security personnel executing a detainee and brutally...

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West Mosul Residents Start Mammoth Task of Rebuilding

Near Mosul's war-ravaged historic heart, Maher Al-Nejmawi watches a worker repainting his long-abandoned stall....

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Civilian Deaths Soar In Iraq, Syria

The US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed as many as 744 civilians in June, an...

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IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven...

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Mosul’s Once-Thriving Old City Now A Grey Wasteland

Once the beating heart of Iraq's second-largest metropolis, the Old City of Mosul is now a broken wreck, its winding...

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Amnesty Calls For Commission To Probe Mosul Crimes

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a commission to investigate crimes against civilians in Mosul by all sides...

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India Begins Search For Missing Citizens After Mosul Victory

India on Monday announced it will send a top minister to Iraq in an effort locate dozens of its missing citizens after...

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Iraqi Troops Clearing Last IS Militants

Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul....

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Iraqi Forces Push To Clear Last Pockets of IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces fought to eliminate the last pockets of Islamic State group resistance in Mosul on Monday after the...

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Iraqi Forces Fight To Clear Last Jihadists From Mosul

Iraqi forces engaged in "heavy" fighting with the Islamic State group on Monday as they battled to clear the last...

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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...