Iraqi forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge
by Sara Hussein Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul on Sunday, aiming…
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Iraq forces battle IS to close in on Mosul’s west bank
by Wilson Fache with Thomas Watkins in Baghdad Agence France Presse AQRAB CHECKPOINT, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi forces backed by…
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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…
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Children suffering in battle for Iraq’s Mosul: Amnesty
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Children are being killed and wounded as well as witnessing horrific violence as Iraqi forces battle…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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