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Iraqi army forces retake several areas in, around Mosul
Mar 30, 2017 16:52Iraqi government forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, have liberated more areas in and around Mosul as they are engaged in massive operations to drive the Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of the strategic northern city.
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UN chief in Iraq to review humanitarian situation amid rising war casualties
Mar 30, 2017 05:30UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to examine the humanitarian situation amid the country’s intense campaign to purge Daesh Takfiri terrorists from the strategic city of Mosul.
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At least 17 killed in southern Baghdad truck bombing
Mar 30, 2017 02:04At least 17 people have been killed and some 60 more injured after an explosive-laden truck exploded at a security checkpoint in southern Baghdad.
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Don’t let Daesh represent you: Iraqi FM to Arab states
Mar 29, 2017 17:12Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja’afari has called on Arab countries to help Baghdad in its fight against Daesh and not to allow the Takfiri terrorist group to introduce itself as their representative.
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Turkish FM slams decision to fly Kurdish flag in Kirkuk
Mar 29, 2017 13:27Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has criticized a decision in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk to hoist the Kurdish flag over government buildings and public places.
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Trump hails US troops in Iraq despite deadly Mosul raid
Mar 29, 2017 09:59US President Donald Trump has praised American troops for doing “very well” in Iraq, maintaining his silence on an airstrike in Mosul that killed scores of civilians earlier this month.
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Iraqi troops begin advance into Mosul’s Old City
Mar 27, 2017 08:29Iraqi forces have launched a renewed attack against Daesh terrorists in Mosul's Old City, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi predicting that the Takfiri group will be defeated “within weeks”.
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Iraq investigates fatal US-led airstrikes in western Mosul
Mar 26, 2017 09:57Iraqi officials have launched an investigation into two airstrikes by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group that claimed the lives of more than 200 people in the country’s northern city of Mosul last week.
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Iran urges 'war crime' hearing into US killings in Mosul
Mar 26, 2017 09:57Iran’s top security official says US airstrikes in the Iraqi city of Mosul which reportedly killed large numbers of civilians in recent days should be urgently addressed in a court of justice.
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Iraqi army forces pause Mosul operation for civilian protection
Mar 25, 2017 12:30Iraqi government forces, backed by fighters from allied Popular Mobilization Units, have ceased their joint operations to flush Takfiri Daesh militants out of their last urban stronghold in the conflict-ridden country over the high rate of civilian casualties.