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Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria
Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...
Iraq Forces Press Assault On IS South of Mosul
Iraqi forces consolidated positions Tuesday after blasting their way to the southern edge of Mosul in an assault...
Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...
US-Led Coalition Expects To Stay In Iraq After Mosul
The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be...
2,000 IS Fighters Defending West Mosul
An estimated 2,000 IS fighters are left in west Mosul to defend their bastion against a massive offensive by the Iraqi...
Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says
The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...
IS Claims Suicide Attack By British Bomber Near Mosul
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Mosul it said was carried out by a...
Pentagon Chief Readies Afghanistan Proposals For Trump
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said he is compiling an assessment for President Donald Trump to weigh on...
Optimism On the Front Line Over Mosul Assault
In the arid hills, Iraqi forces drive their armed vehicles towards a village of around a dozen small stone houses....
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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...
‘Race Against Clock’ To Prepare For West Mosul Exodus
The United Nations said Sunday as Iraqi forces launched their offensive to retake west Mosul that it was rushing to...
The Battle For Mosul
Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a new...
350,000 Children Trapped In West Mosul
Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned on Sunday as Iraqi forces launched a...
Key Dates In Battle For Mosul
Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...
Forces Battling IS In Iraq’s Mosul Theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State...
Iraq PM Announces Launch of Operation On West Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake west Mosul from...
In ‘liberated’ Mosul, Residents Say Danger Remains
The Iraqi forces that retook east Mosul from jihadists last month have moved on to their next battle, leaving a...
US Used Depleted Uranium Rounds In Anti-IS Air Strikes
The United States used depleted uranium anti-tank rounds on two occasions in 2015 during devastating air strikes...
Yemen Air Raid Kills Eight Women, Child At Funeral
An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said Thursday,...