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Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS family members
Iraqi officials say they are holding more than 1,300 foreign women and children, the families of Islamic State fighters, at…
Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Middle East
August 31, 2017
Iraqi PM declares Tal Afar ‘fully liberated’ from IS
Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared the town of Tal Afar “fully liberated” from the Islamic State group after a…
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
Middle East
August 20, 2017
PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS
The operation to retake the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, from the Islamic State group began Sunday morning,…
US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against IS extremists
Middle East
August 19, 2017
US: Iraqi forces ready for next battle against IS extremists
Senior US military leaders said Friday that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State…
Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
Middle East
October 29, 2016
Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
Iraqi Shi'ite militias backed by Iran said on Friday they would soon join the fight against Islamic State on a…