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Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul

Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse

As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...

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UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul

Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating...

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Iraq Hits IS Commanders, Baghdadi Fate Unclear

The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr...

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Iraq Forces Foil IS Attempt To Flee To Syria

Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 jihadist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards Syria,...

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Abadi Fends Off Calls By Iran Allies In Iraq To React To Trump Travel Ban

Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...

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Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against...

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Iraqi Special Forces Seize Mosul District In Fresh Push

Iraqi soldiers drive into to Shahrezad village east of Mosul, Iraq Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into...

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Six Stories You May Have Missed Because of US Election

Six stories you may have missed because of US election Iraqi Kurdish forces seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from...

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No Retreat From Mosul Assault

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi told his followers on Thursday there could be no retreat in a "total war"...

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ISIL ‘using Thousands As Human Shields’ In Iraq’s Mosul

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant appears to be using tens of thousands of people as "human shields" in and around...

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Ferocity of Kirkuk Attack Points To Tough Fight For Mosul

Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an...

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Turkish and Kurdish Forces Launch Attacks On IS

Footage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh Kurdish forces...

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US Defence Chief Carter In Surprise Iraq Visit To Assess Battle For Mosul

the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived...

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Turkey Insists Its Forces ‘cannot Remain Idle’

Turkey has insisted that its forces cannot remain idle during the fight to drive so-called Islamic State militants from...