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Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum plan as ‘grave mistake’
Jun 09, 2017 08:01Turkey has censured as a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on breaking away from the mainland.
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UN warns about rising civilian deaths, Daesh killing of children fleeing Mosul battle
Jun 08, 2017 14:16The United Nations says members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have fatally shot children trying to flee heavy exchanges of gunfire between the extremists and government forces in the western part of Mosul, condemning the crime as "despicable."
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Iraq to block off border with Syria to Daesh terrorists: Abadi
Jun 06, 2017 15:33Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the Arab country wants to wrest control over the border with Syria in coordination with Damascus, as the Iraqi military along with pro-government fighters are pushing the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group to its final days in Mosul, the terrorists' last urban stronghold in Iraq.
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Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces achieve fresh territorial gains west of Mosul
Jun 06, 2017 15:26Iraqi pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have registered more territorial gains against Daesh terrorists west of Mosul as they continue their joint operations with army soldiers to flush the extremists out of the country’s second largest city.
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Daesh killed 163 civilians fleeing Mosul: UN official
Jun 06, 2017 11:03The United Nations’ human rights chief says the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group executed 163 civilians last week to prevent them from fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul, where the army is leading a counter-terrorism operation.
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Iraqi volunteer forces seize 5 villages on western Mosul outskirts
Jun 04, 2017 13:45Iraqi pro-government fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have managed to reclaim complete control over five villages in the troubled northern province of Nineveh as they battle to drive Takfiri Daesh terrorist out of their last urban bastion in the country.
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Iraq's Hashd retakes important area on Syria's border
Jun 04, 2017 04:18Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known as Hashd al-Shaabi, has liberated al-Ba’aj District in Nineveh Province from the grip of the Daesh terrorist group.
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Iraqi Kurdistan president calls for Iran's help to fight terrorism
Jun 03, 2017 08:25President of the Iraq's Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani has called for broadening of cooperation with Iran in the fight against the terrorist and extremist groups.
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Iraqi forces liberate west Mosul district
Jun 03, 2017 05:03Iraqi forces have managed to wrest control over a neighborhood in the west of the city of Mosul where Daesh is taking its last breaths in the face of multi-pronged operations by government troops.
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About 484 civilians killed in US-led strikes in Iraq and Syria: Pentagon
Jun 03, 2017 00:42The Pentagon says that US-led military campaign against purported Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq has left 484 civilians dead since mid-2014.