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IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...

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ISIS Is Smuggling Women and Children Into Fighting Positions, US Says

The ISIS fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul have come up with yet another dastardly way to exploit the civilian...

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IS Fighters In Mosul Provoking Coalition Strikes On Civilians

Islamic State group fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul are holding civilians hostage in buildings and then...

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King Abdullah To Visit White House April 5

Jordan's King Abdullah will visit the White House next week for his second meeting with Donald Trump since the US...

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Rush Hour On Mosul’s ‘displacement Highway’

On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but...

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At Least 14 Dead In IS Truck Bomb At Baghdad Checkpoint

At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad,...

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In Iraq, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Protection of Civilians

UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as...

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UN Chief Guterres Lands In Iraq To Review Aid Efforts

UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Baghdad on Thursday to review the humanitarian situation, calling for protection...

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Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 In Baghdad

A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and...

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Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town

In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but...

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Coalition ‘probably’ Had Role In Civilian Casualties In Mosul

Coalition forces "probably" played a role in the deaths of numerous civilians during a recent air strike in west Mosul,...

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UN, Amnesty Call For More Efforts To Protect Mosul Civilians

The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul,...

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Over 300 Civilians Killed Since Start of West Mosul Operation

Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul,...

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US Probes Mosul Bombing Amid Worries of Rising Civilian Deaths

The Pentagon said Monday it was reviewing more than 700 video feeds of coalition air strikes on west Mosul, Iraq after...

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Iraq Forces Launch Renewed Attack On Mosul’s Old City

Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was...

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Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa

A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the...

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Syria Rebels ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa

US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near its...

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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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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...