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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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Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...

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Up To 20,000 Civilians Trapped In IS-Held Areas of Mosul

Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last Islamic State group-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces...

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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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UN Warns 200,000 At Grave Risk In Last Stages of Mosul Battle

Up to 200,000 civilians caught between fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final...

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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...

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UN Says Struggling To Cope With Mosul Exodus

The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies...

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As Summer Heat Looms, Post-IS Mosul Faces Water Crisis

In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields

Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...

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US Admits Mosul Air Raids Where Civilians Were Killed

Coalition says it struck area in west Mosul where officials say scores of civilians were killed by aerial bombardment....

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Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’

Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...

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Iraq Forces Push Into Old Mosul As Thousands Trapped

Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters on Monday to push into Mosul's Old City where thousands of civilians...

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Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the...

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Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...

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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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Iraq Minister Criticises UN Efforts For Mosul Displaced

An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as...

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Twelve Treated For Chemical Weapons Agents In Mosul Since March 1

Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in...