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Suicide Bombers Kill 26 At Iraq Wedding Celebration

Two suicide bombers attacked a celebration being held the night before a wedding north of Baghdad, killing 26 people, a...

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IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...

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IS Hopes To Hold Onto Shreds of ‘caliphate’

The Islamic State group has lost most of the land it once held in Iraq and Syria but hopes to cling to scraps of a...

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Iraq PM Says Won’t Hesitate To Strike Jihadists In Nearby Countries

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Wednesday that he will not hesitate to strike "terrorist sites" in...

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Mosul Families Huddle At Home, Terrified of IS

For two weeks, Yunis Mohammed and 17 relatives huddled terrified in the cellar of his west Mosul home as the Islamic...

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Iraq Forces Clear Bombs, Search For Jihadists In Mosul

Iraqi forces in west Mosul worked to clear bombs and searched for jihadist fighters in recaptured areas on Wednesday to...

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Iraq PM Abadi To Visit White House This Month

US President Donald Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Washington this month, the White House said...

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Troops Retake Main Government Office

Iraqi forces say they have retaken the main government offices in Mosul as the offensive continues to oust the...

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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul

Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS

Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves...

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Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps

The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in...

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Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Hold Talks In Turkey

Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills

Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in...

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Life In A Basement On Mosul’s Front Line

Abu Mariam's spacious villa sits in an upscale Mosul district, but when Iraq's second city became a war zone, the...

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Iraq Forces Advance In Renewed Mosul Push

Iraqi security forces advanced Monday towards a compound of jihadist-held government buildings and a bridgehead, on 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 Forces Attack Four Jihadist-Held Areas In West Mosul

Iraqi security forces attacked four jihadist-held neighbourhoods in west Mosul on Sunday, including one that houses...

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Iraqi Forces On Schedule In Mosul Fight

Iraqi security forces are progressing as planned in their battle to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group but...