Coalition, Iraqi planes target IS militants in Tikrit presidential compound
BAGHDAD: Coalition and Iraqi planes struck a sprawling complex of palaces in the city of… Read More
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Iraq
Iraq request for U.S.-led Tikrit air strikes 'imminent': diplomat
BAGHDAD: Iraq's request to the U.S.-led coalition for air strikes in the campaign to retake… Read More
10 years ago
CIA'S Brennan: Islamic State's momentum blunted in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON: The momentum of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been blunted and the… Read More
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Islamic State video purports to show Kurdish peshmerga beheadings
ERBIL, Iraq: Islamic State has published a video purporting to show the beheading of three… Read More
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Iraq's Tikrit offensive stalled by IS bombs
SAMARRA: Iraq's huge offensive to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group is being stalled… Read More
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Five million people need health services in Iraq: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The UN's health body said Monday that more than five million people need… Read More
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Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chlorine gas against them
ARBIL, Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish authorities said on Saturday they had evidence that Islamic State had… Read More
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Iraqi troops pause, await back-up in Tikrit battle
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces and mainly Shi'ite militiamen battling to wrest full control of the city… Read More
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14 million children pay price for Syria, Iraq conflicts: UNICEF
AMMAN: The United Nations children's fund said Thursday that 14 million children are paying the… Read More
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Iraqi forces slowed by snipers and bombs in Tikrit
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'ite militia exchanged fire sporadically with Islamic State fighters… Read More
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Iraqi forces push into Tikrit, bombers hit Ramadi
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and militias fought their way into Saddam Hussein's home city of… Read More
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Islamic State says it has killed three for homosexuality, blasphemy
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants said on Tuesday they had killed two men in northern Iraq… Read More
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Iraqi troops, militia retake strategic town north of Tikrit
BAGHDAD: Iraqi troops and militias drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Alam… Read More
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Photos claim IS beheadings of homosexuals in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group has publicly beheaded three men in northern Iraq, two of… Read More
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10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad by year-end, says French PM
PARIS: As many as 10,000 Europeans could be waging jihad in Iraq and Syria by… Read More
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Advancing Iraq troops enter strategic town on edge of Tikrit
BAGHDAD: Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of… Read More
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Islamic State torches oil field near Tikrit as militia advance
BAGHDAD: Islamic State militants have set fire to oil wells northeast of the city of… Read More
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Iraqi forces try to seal off Islamic State around Tikrit
BAGHDAD: Thousands of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen sought to seal off Islamic State fighters… Read More
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Iraq army and Shi'ite militias launch attacks north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad… Read More
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Iraq truck bomb attack kills 11: army
SAMARRA: A suicide truck bomb killed at least 11 Iraqi forces south of Tikrit Saturday… Read More
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