Iraqi Shi’ite militias said on Wednesday they had driven Islamic State fighters from an air base west …
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Parts of Mosul come back to life, but dangers are close by
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailEmboldened by machinegun fire on Islamic State snipers along Mosul’s frontlines, a few residents are emerging from …
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Iraqi government forces say they have captured Nimrud, the site of an ancient Assyrian city overrun by …
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Iraqi army says advances in Mosul, despite suicide bombers
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailIraqi special forces backed by U.S. and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern …
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Watchdog condemns Syrian government, Islamic State use of banned chemical weapons
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailThe executive body of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted on Friday to condemn the use of …
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Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on Friday despite heavy resistance from Islamic State …
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64 civilians killed in air strikes in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailSixty-four civilians were killed and eight injured in 24 U.S. air strikes against Islamic State targets in …
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On the banks of the Tigris river, men sit and watch, smiling with relief as Iraqi policemen, …
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Iraq forces accused of killing, torturing civilians south of Mosul
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailIraqi government forces killed and tortured civilians south of Mosul, rights groups said on Thursday, the first …
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Islamic State kidnaps more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands
by Ghada Ismailby Ghada IsmailIslamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and …