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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...

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Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area

Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS

In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis....

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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...

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Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...

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26,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul In 10 Days

Twenty-six thousand Iraqis fled west Mosul in the 10 days since security forces launched a major push to retake it from...

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As Civilians Flee Mosul, A Delicate Search For Jihadists

The Iraqi officer addresses a group of men who fled fighting in Mosul, urging them to admit any affiliation with the...

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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help

Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is...

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Civilians Flee Mosul Fighting As Iraq Forces Battle IS

Several hundred civilians fled through the desert on Tuesday to escape fighting against jihadists in the Mosul area,...

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Pentagon Send Trump A Plan To Defeat ISIS Within A YEAR

The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after...

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Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump

The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...

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Iraq Forces Reach Key Mosul Bridge

Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge Monday, a key step...

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In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt

The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing...

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In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage

The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...

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Rudaw’s Shifa Gardi Killed Covering Battle For Mosul

A female reporter working for an Iraqi Kurdish channel was killed in a roadside bomb attack while covering clashes...

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Iraqi Kurdish TV Reporter Killed In Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed by the explosion of a roadside bomb Saturday...

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Ululations, Pleas For Cigarettes As Iraq Forces Enter Mosul

As Iraqi forces entered west Mosul on Friday, for the first time since they launched their operation against the...

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IS Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards Near Jordan

The Islamic State group carried out an attack on an Iraqi border guard position near Jordan on Friday, killing at least...