Lieutenant General

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Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured

Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque...

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Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque

The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist...

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Iraq Forces Comb West Mosul After IS Counter-Attacks

Iraqi forces launched a house-to-house search operation Monday in parts of west Mosul after a surprise attack by...

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Iraq Forces Combing West Mosul After Surprise IS Attack

Iraqi forces on Monday were searching neighbourhoods of west Mosul they retook weeks ago after a surprise jihadist...

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The Stench of Death Rises Over Mosul’s Old City

Devastated buildings, piles of rubble and putrid corpses of jihadists: apocalyptic scenes unfold in the Old City of...

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Iraq Forces Push Deep Into Devastated Old Mosul

Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of...

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Eid Truce In Philippines War-Torn City Ends

An eight-hour ceasefire in a Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end...

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US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City

One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...

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Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave CAR

About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home...

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Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave C. Africa

About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home...

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IS Blows Up Mosul Mosque Where Baghdadi Announced ‘caliphate’

Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr...

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Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...

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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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Congo To Withdraw UN Peacekeepers Accused of Misconduct

More than 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning...

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Military Camaraderie; What the Civilian Fears Most

“…It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and...

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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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US Disputes Claim Syria Strike Killed Dozens of Civilians

The Pentagon denied Wednesday that large numbers of civilians were killed in a March strike by a Syrian mosque,...

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UN Commander In C. Africa Wants Congo Peacekeepers To Leave

The UN force commander in the Central African Republic is calling for hundreds of peacekeepers from Congo Republic 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...