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Iraq storms main Christian town near Mosul as Carter arrives in Baghdad

QAYYARA, IRAQ: The Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town that had been under control of Islamic State since 2014 as part of...

After Mosul, anti-IS forces should target Raqqa, says US

PARIS: The international coalition targeting Islamic State extremists should move on to take the group's headquarters in Raqqa in Syria once the battle in...

Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize...

US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight

WASHINGTON: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul,...

US expects IS to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the...

Iraq makes gains in ‘difficult’ assault on Islamic State-held Mosul

MOSUL: Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group in Mosul Tuesday in an offensive US President Barack...

Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul city from IS

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Iraqi forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from the...

US to boost military presence in Iraq for Mosul battle

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday that Washington would send more US troops to help local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State that is expected later this year.

Iraqi forces ready by ‘early October’ for Mosul assault, says top US officer

WASHINGTON: Iraqi security forces will be ready by next month for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, the top general in the US military said Wednesday.

US to send 560 more troops to aid Iraq’s anti-Islamic State fight

WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Monday that Washington will deploy 560 additional troops to aid Iraq's fight to retake Mosul from jihadists, deepening US military involvement in the country.

U.S. says it, allies to do more to combat Islamic State

STUTTGART, GERMANY: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday that Washington and its allies had agreed to do more in their campaign to defeat Islamic State.

Islamic State seeks news blackout in Mosul as Iraqi army nears

MAKHMOUR, Iraq: For Iraqis living in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, news is dwindling about the U.S.-backed army massing to the south for an assault on the city that could begin this year.

U.S. expects to give Iraq more support for Mosul fight: U.S. defense chief

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State rebels expects to provide Iraqi forces with additional types of support during the battle to reclaim the Iraqi city of Mosul.

U.S.-led coalition needs to take back Mosul and Raqqa: Carter

WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State needs to take back the cities Mosul and Raqqa and will use "boots on the ground" as part of its strategy in doing so, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday.

ISIS suffers double blow as Ramadi falls, leaders killed

BAGHDAD: U.S.-led forces have killed 10 Islamic State leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a U.S. spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it from the city of Ramadi.

Iraq summons Turkey’s ambassador over troop deployment near Mosul

BAGHDAD/ISTANBUL: Iraq's Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador on Saturday to demand that Turkey immediately withdraw hundreds of troops deployed in recent days to northern Iraq, near the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul.

Baghdad calls on Ankara to ‘immediately’ withdraw troops

BAGHDAD: Iraq calls on Turkey to "immediately" withdraw forces, including tanks and artillery, it has deployed in the country's north without Baghdad's consent, the premier's office said on Saturday.

More than 40 Islamic State fighters die after consuming poisonous Iftar

MOSUL, IRAQ: More than 40 Islamic State fighters died after consuming Iftar in Iraq's city of Mosul.

Iraq Kurds retake Mosul dam from ISIL

BAGHDAD: Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq's biggest dam from Islamist militants with the help of U.S. air strikes to secure a vital strategic objective in fighting that threatens to break up the country, Kurdish and U.S. officials said on Monday.

Sudanese Salafi group endorses Islamic State’s new caliphate

"Our Brothers in the Islamic State ... announcing an inclusive caliphate is a good job," said Sudan's Al-Attasam belKetab wa al-Sunna, which broke from...
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