US-backed forces breach IS defences in heart of Syria’s Raqa
by Layal Abou Rahal with Ahmad Mousa in Mosul Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- United States-backed forces…
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Iraq
US warship in Med wary of ‘tensions’ with Syria’s allies
Agence France Presse A senior officer aboard a United States Navy supercarrier deployed in the eastern Mediterranean said Monday his…
9 years ago
Gunfire cuts short celebrations at recaptured Mosul mosque
by Emmanuel Duparcq Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi soldiers snap victorious "selfies" and pose with a captured…
9 years ago
Journalist with French TV dies of wounds from Mosul blast
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the…
9 years ago
IS blows up Mosul mosque where Baghdadi became ‘caliph’
by Jean Marc Mojon and Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's…
9 years ago
Iraq forces push into Mosul Old City, warn IS ‘surrender or die’
by Jean Marc Mojon Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Mosul's Old City on Monday…
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100,000 civilians held by IS in Mosul Old City as ‘human shields’: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations said Friday that Islamic State group jihadists may be holding more than 100,000 Iraqi…
9 years ago
Syrian government forces vow continued offensive after controlling border with Iraq
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (Reuters) - The Syrian government forces on Monday vowed to continue their offensive in the eastern province…
9 years ago
Baghdad blasts kill 27 as Iraq forces battle IS in Mosul
by Salam Faraj and W.G. Dunlop with Simon Valmary in Mosul Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Suicide bombings…
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Suicide bomber kills eight at Baghdad ice cream shop: officials
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular Baghdad ice cream shop, killing at least…
9 years ago
Turkish strikes kill Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq
by Delil Souleiman with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut Agence France-Presse AL-MALIKIYAH, Syria - Turkish warplanes killed more than two…
9 years ago
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