Qaraqosh

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Iraqi Girl Reunited With Family 3 Years After IS Abduction

The Ashti camp in Iraq's northern city of Arbil on Saturday celebrated the return of a girl whose abduction by...

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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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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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Key Dates In Battle For Mosul

Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...

International

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...

International

US Defence Chief Ash Carter Makes Surprise Visit To Iraq

Mr. Carter is in Iraq to meet with Iraqi leaders and military commanders The US defence secretary has arrived on an...

International

Recapturing City ‘will Take 2 Months’

The fight in Mosul is projected to last 60 days The battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS could take two months, a...