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Over 150,000 Iraqis flee amid operations to liberate western Mosul

Mar 16, 2017 11:22

Iraq says more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around the western side of Mosul since security forces launched an operation to retake the area from Daesh terrorists.
UN must fight terror as root cause of human smuggling

Mar 16, 2017 11:22

A senior Iranian diplomat says the international community must first put an end to “terrorism,” interventionism, and “ethnic cleansing,” among other threats around the world, in order to pave the way for the elimination of human trafficking.
Daesh using people in Syria's Raqqa as human shield

Mar 15, 2017 11:24

The Daesh terrorist group is trying hard to gather more civilians in Raqqa city in northeastern Syria to use them as human shields or to force them to join its forces amid rapid advances of the anti-Daesh forces across the province.
Iraqi forces liberate Mosul’s ‘Iron Bridge’ from Daesh

Mar 15, 2017 09:16

Amid battles to liberate the western side of Mosul from Daesh, Iraqi forces retake control of a third bridge crossing over Tigris River which divides the northern city into two parts.
Iraqi forces recapture Mosul's train station, reach Great Mosque

Mar 14, 2017 14:19

Iraqi forces have managed to retake the train station in the flashpoint northern city of Mosul and surround the Great Mosque as they continue to purge Daesh terrorists from the city’s western section.
Many of the most savage terrorists in Syria coming from Europe: Assad

Mar 14, 2017 12:16

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says many of the most brutal terror kingpins who have come to Syria during its six-year conflict originate from Europe, blaming the continent for the phenomenon.
Iraqi forces recapture two more neighborhoods in western Mosul

Mar 13, 2017 14:30

Iraqi army soldiers, backed by fighters from pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, have managed to liberate two more neighborhoods in the western flank of Mosul as the Daesh Takfiri terrorists are trapped inside the city.
US-led coalition airstrike kills 10 civilians near Aleppo

Mar 12, 2017 14:01

Local sources say at least 10 civilians have lost their lives when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh in Syria carried out an airstrike against a militant-held area in the country’s northern province of Aleppo.
One-third of western Mosul retaken from Daesh: Iraqi Cmdr.

Mar 12, 2017 13:12

A senior commander says Iraqi forces have so far managed to liberate over a third of western Mosul from the grip of Daesh terrorists in their operation to purge the city of Takfiri elements.
Tunnels in Mosul show Daesh preserved artifacts for loot

Mar 12, 2017 12:59

Tunnels left behind by Daesh terrorists under an ancient mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul indicate that the militants took care to preserve artifacts for loot, in contrast to their trademark destruction of antiquities.