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Iraq forces launch new assault on IS in Mosul

by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi forces advanced Thursday after declaring a new phase in their…

Four policemen killed in new shootout in Jordan

by Kamal Taha Agence France-Presse AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) - Gunmen killed four Jordanian policemen in a new shootout Tuesday in…

IS claims Berlin truck attack, suspect at large

by Frank Zeller with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - The Islamic State group on Tuesday…

For Mosul displaced, the added pain of divided families

KHAZIR, Iraq (AFP) - by Rouba El Husseini Ihsan Ismail has spoken to his family just twice in a month. In…

In major blow, Syria rebels lose all northeast Aleppo

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP ) - by Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut Syria's rebels lost all of the northern…

IS truck bomb in Iraq sows carnage among Shiite pilgrims

HILLA, Iraq (AFP) - by Abbas al-Ani with Max Delany in Mosul A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State…

A month into Mosul assault, tough fighting still ahead

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - by W.G. Dunlop and Ali Choukeir Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist-held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside…

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…

Offensive on IS ‘capital’ Raqa more complex than Mosul

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - by Laurent Barthelemy with Cecile Feuillatre in Paris As Iraqi forces backed by a US-led coalition…

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…

US to send about 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive

ALBUQUERQUE, United States (AFP) - by Thomas WATKINS The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train…

Iraq forces launch push on IS-held town

KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) - by Hassan al-Obeidi Iraqi forces launched an operation on Tuesday to retake a northern town from the…

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