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International

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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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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Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighbourhood

Elite Iraqi forces on Friday entered a west Mosul neighbourhood for the first time since the start four months ago of...

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IS Forcing Children, Disabled Into Suicide Cars

Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at...

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Iraq Forces Attack IS-Held Mosul Airport

Iraqi forces backed by jets, drones and gunships attacked Mosul airport Thursday, a key step in a renewed offensive...

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Saving Simba and Lula, Last Two Survivors of Mosul Zoo

Simba the lion and Lula the bear are the Mosul zoo's only survivors -- the other animals were killed by shelling,...

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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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Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank

Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...

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2,000 IS Fighters Defending West Mosul

An estimated 2,000 IS fighters are left in west Mosul to defend their bastion against a massive offensive by the Iraqi...

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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...

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The Battle For Mosul

Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a new...

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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...

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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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Valentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul

Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...

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Free Hairdos Boost Displaced Iraqi Women

Twice a month, beautician Chnoor Khezri takes her equipment to a camp near Mosul and gives displaced Iraqi women who...

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UK Sees IS Being Ousted From Iraq Towns This Year

British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled...

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Rockets Hit Baghdad Green Zone After Deadly Protest

Several rockets fired from inside Baghdad on Saturday struck the capital's fortified Green Zone area that houses most...

Opinion

Seven Killed As Baghdad Reform Protest Turns Violent

Seven people were killed in clashes that erupted in central Baghdad on Saturday between the security forces and...

International

Iraqi Army Prepares Offensive On West of City

Iraqi troops have made swift advances through the city in recent days The Iraqi army says it is preparing military...