US general says 800-900 IS fighters killed in Mosul offensive
BAGHDAD: A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State… Read More
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Iraq
Attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk over, 74 IS militants dead: governor
KIRKUK: Iraqi security forces on Monday ended an attack by the Islamic State group in… Read More
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Iraqi Kurds claim capture of town in advance on Mosul
ERBIL: Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic… Read More
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Oil prices drop as Iraq says doesn’t want to join OPEC cut
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell early on Monday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt… Read More
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Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqqa
ARBIL, IRAQ: US defence chief Ashton Carter said on Sunday that an operation to isolate… Read More
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Iraq storms main Christian town near Mosul as Carter arrives in Baghdad
QAYYARA, IRAQ: The Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town that had been under… Read More
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After Mosul, anti-IS forces should target Raqqa, says US
PARIS: The international coalition targeting Islamic State extremists should move on to take the group's… Read More
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Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday… Read More
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US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
WASHINGTON: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to… Read More
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US expects IS to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as… Read More
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Iraq makes gains in ‘difficult’ assault on Islamic State-held Mosul
MOSUL: Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group… Read More
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Iraqi forces ‘ahead of schedule’ in Mosul: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Iraqi security forces were "ahead of schedule" after the first day of… Read More
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Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul city from IS
BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an… Read More
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Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough
LAUSANNE: Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of… Read More
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Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq: police
BAGHDAD: Around 55 people were killed in Iraq in attacks on Saturday that targeted a… Read More
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These treasures destroyed by ISIS are recreated for exhibition
ROME: Exact replicas of three architectural treasures damaged or destroyed by the Islamic State group… Read More
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Islamic State recruits more educated than average: World Bank study
NEW YORK: Recruits into the Islamic State group are better educated than their average countryman,… Read More
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Suicide bombings kill at least eight in Baghdad: officials
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers struck two Shiite-majority areas of the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at… Read More
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US to boost military presence in Iraq for Mosul battle
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday that Washington would send more US… Read More
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Bombings kill at least 17 in Baghdad, says officials
BAGHDAD: Bombings targeting shopping areas in Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday killed… Read More
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