US strikes may have killed 119 civilians in Iraq, Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon said Wednesday that US air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic…
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Iraq
Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul
BASHIQA, Iraq (AFP) - by Maya Gebeily with Delil Souleiman in Ain Issa, Syria Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town…
9 years ago
Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists
by Sarah Benhaida with Ali Choukeir in Baghdad GOGJALI, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his…
9 years ago
Iraq forces fight way into Mosul
by Sarah Benhaida with Ammar Karim in Baghdad BARTALLA, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul…
9 years ago
US general says 800-900 IS fighters killed in Mosul offensive
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State group fighters…
9 years ago
Top US general visits key hub in fight for Mosul
by Thomas WATKINS QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) -- A top US Army general on Tuesday flew in to an airbase south…
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Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqa
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- US defence chief Ashton Carter said Sunday that an operation to isolate the Islamic State group…
9 years ago
Suicide attackers kill 16 at Iraq power plant: officials
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) -- Suicide attackers stormed the site of a power plant being built by an Iranian company in…
9 years ago
What to expect in the fight for Mosul
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State jihadists has so far progressed faster than…
10 years ago
Iraq forces make gains against IS near Mosul
NAWARAN, Iraq (AFP) - by Wilson Fache with W.G. Dunlop in Qayyarah Elite Iraqi forces Thursday retook a town on…
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Iraqis flee home as Mosul battle gathers steam
by W.G. Dunlop and Safa Majeed TINA, Iraq (AFP) -- Families who fled their village in the early days of…
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Iraq makes gains in ‘difficult’ assault on IS-held Mosul
by W.G. Dunlop with Ahmad al-Rubaye in Al-Shura and Colin Bertier in Arbil QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Tens of thousands…
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