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Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition
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Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition

Facing brutal urban warfare in Mosul and with their push slowed by the presence of one million residents, Iraqi commanders…
Mosul edges towards full siege, families struggle to find food
Middle East

Mosul edges towards full siege, families struggle to find food

A full siege is developing in Mosul as poor families struggle to feed themselves after prices rose sharply following the…
Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul
Middle East

Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul

Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial…
Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says
Middle East

Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Islamic State militants probably killed more than 300 Iraqi former police three weeks ago and buried them in a mass…
Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW
Middle East

Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW

Iraqi Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State in northern Iraq unlawfully destroyed Arab homes in scores of towns and villages in…
‘Crashing waves’ of jihadists fray soldiers’ nerves in Mosul battle
Middle East

‘Crashing waves’ of jihadists fray soldiers’ nerves in Mosul battle

A week after his tank division punched through Islamic State defenses on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army…
Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped
Middle East

Escaping Islamic State clutches in Mosul, civilians are targeted and trapped

Seif Mohammed, his nose cut and swollen, winced and held his back. He had a narrow escape the previous day,…
Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.
Middle East

Islamic State abducts more than 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: U.N.

Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500…
Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul
Middle East

Iraq peshmerga attack Islamic State town as army battles in Mosul

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces attacked an Islamic State-held town northeast of Mosul on Monday, trying to clear a pocket of…
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