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Iraq Forces Retake More Areas In West Mosul

Iraqi forces retook two more neighbourhoods in west Mosul Thursday, tightening the noose around jihadists holed up in...

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Satellite Dishes Reconnect Post-IS Mosul To World

Satellite dishes have been sprouting on the rooftops of east Mosul since it was retaken from the Islamic State group,...

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Iraqi Forces Treated For Chemical Exposure

Several Iraqi troops required medical treatment following a chemical weapons attack by the Islamic State group over the...

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In Mosul, Iraqi Snipers Track Jihadists Around the Clock

A few hundred metres from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope...

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Australian Military Advisers ‘hit With Mustard Gas’ In Iraq By ISIS

Australian military advisers have reportedly been hit by an Islamic State gas attack in Iraq. On Sunday, the advisers...

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IS Attacked Iraq Forces With Chemical Weapons

The Islamic State group used chemical weapons against Iraqi forces taking part in the operation to recapture Mosul,...

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The Battle For Mosul

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...

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Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over

Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...

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Thousands of Syria Evacuees Stuck On Road As Deal Falters

Thousands of Syrians being evacuated from four besieged towns were still stuck on the road on Saturday a day after...

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Mosul’s Sudanese Eye Homecoming

They're not Iraqis but they suffered under jihadist rule just like other Mosul residents. Now they have lost everything...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Mosul Zoo Lion and Bear Flown Out of Iraq

Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive...

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Near Mosul, Soldiers and Displaced Meet At the Spa

Hammam al-Alil's sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the...

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Pressed In Iraq and Syria, IS Lashes Out In Egypt

The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find...

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First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town

Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the...

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Pride and Pain As Mosul Doctors Treat Their Own

Every time a patient is stretchered into the Athbah field hospital south of Mosul, doctor Sultan prays it isn't his...

International

Syria Strike Illegal, Damages US-Russia Ties

The Russian government has condemned missile strikes by the US on a Syrian airbase, saying Washington's action would...

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Iraqi Helicopter Downed In Fight To Retake Mosul

The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they...