Yahya Rasool

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Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance

Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of large numbers...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls On Civilians To Flee

Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...

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Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls Civilians To Flee

Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...

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Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over

Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Iraqi Helicopter Downed In Fight To Retake Mosul

The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they...

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Iraq Forces Launch Renewed Attack On Mosul’s Old City

Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was...

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Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields

Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...

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IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...

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Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...

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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...