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IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge
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IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge

Iraqi government forces killed the Islamic State commander of Mosul's Old City on Tuesday as the battle for the militants'…
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
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Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City

Iraqi forces battling Islamic State faced tough resistance from snipers and mortar rounds on Monday as they tried to advance…
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
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Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips

Islamic State has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul…
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
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IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul

At a field clinic near the front line in Mosul, an Iraqi Federal Police officer lay in discomfort on a…
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
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Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State

The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls and a…
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
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IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the…
Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building
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Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building

Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major…
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
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Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban

 Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised US travel ban on Monday, saying the move would strengthen its alliance with…
Mosul train tunnel reveals assault course for elite IS fighters
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Mosul train tunnel reveals assault course for elite IS fighters

The mouth of the tunnel is hardly visible on a muddy hillside overlooking Mosul, where fighting now rages between Iraqi…
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
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US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson

US-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the…
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