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Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
Middle East
May 4, 2017
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after IS
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight…
Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May
Middle East
May 1, 2017
Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May
An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated…
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
Middle East
April 18, 2017
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military…
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Middle East
April 17, 2017
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Flooding has made all bridges across the Tigris in and out of western Mosul impassable, cutting off aid supplies and…
Daesh’s ‘caliphate’ in Iraq shrinks: army
Middle East
April 11, 2017
Daesh’s ‘caliphate’ in Iraq shrinks: army
The "Islamic State" (IS) militant group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it…
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Middle East
March 29, 2017
Pope, after Mosul blast, says ‘imperative’ to protect civilians
Pope Francis on Wednesday said it was "imperative and urgent" to protect civilians in Iraq, speaking as US investigators looked…
Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can
Middle East
March 22, 2017
Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can
As Islamic State loses ground in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni militant group which once held territory amounting to a…
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
Middle East
March 22, 2017
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
Iraqi government forces attempted to evacuate civilians from Mosul's Islamic State-held Old City on Tuesday so that troops could clear the…
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
World
March 22, 2017
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic State,…
Iraqi forces close in on Mosul mosque as residents flee
Middle East
March 19, 2017
Iraqi forces close in on Mosul mosque as residents flee
Iraqi army helicopters strafed and fired rockets at Islamic State positions in Mosul's Old City on Sunday as troops on…