Iraq forces have killed 48 IS attackers in Kirkuk: police chief
KIRKUK: Iraqi security forces have killed 48 of the gunmen who stormed parts of Kirkuk… Read More
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Islamic State
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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Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says
EAST OF MOSUL, IRAQ: The offensive to seize back Mosul from Islamic State is going… Read More
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Afghan troops causing more civilian casualties: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Afghan civilians are paying the price for increased fighting in populated areas around… 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 rebels capture emblematic ISIS stronghold Dabiq
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels dealt a major symbolic blow to the Islamic State group on Sunday… Read More
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Islamic State drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops
WASHINGTON: A remote-controlled jihadist hobby plane rigged with hidden explosives killed two Kurdish fighters and… Read More
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Blast kills 14 in northern Afghanistan during Ashura
KABUL: At least 14 people were killed on Wednesday in a powerful blast at a mosque… Read More
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Turkey says 38 Islamic State militants killed in northern Syria
ISTANBUL: Thirty-eight Islamic State militants were killed in northern Syria over the last 24 hours,… 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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Syria announces surprise easing of Aleppo assault
ALEPPO: Syria's military announced Wednesday it was scaling back its bombardment of rebels in devastated… Read More
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Islamic State suicide bombers kill at least 10 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers struck two areas of the Iraqi capital Monday, killing at least 10… 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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Drone strike kills two Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen
ADEN: A drone strike has killed two suspected members of Al-Qaeda in central Yemen, a… Read More
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France pushes UN draft resolution on Aleppo ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS: France on Friday discussed a UN draft resolution on imposing a ceasefire in… Read More
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3,800 civilians dead in year of Russian strikes in Syria: monitor
DAMASCUS: Around 3,800 civilians have been killed in one year of Russian air strikes in… Read More
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