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Iraqi forces close to free 2 IS-held towns in south of Mosul
World | Jul 15, 2016, 07:16 AM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi security forces on Thursday were making palns to free two towns from the Islamic State (IS) militants in south of the IS stronghold in Mosul. As per security sources, a senior IS leader
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Iraqi forces declare IS-held Fallujah ‘fully liberated’
World | Jun 26, 2016, 05:09 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi forces today retook the city of Fallujah from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and declared it “fully liberated” after a more than a month long military operation, claims a senior Iraqi commander. Fallujah
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Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
World | Mar 10, 2016, 09:11 AM ISTBaghdad: U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group's unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press, the
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22 dead in clashes between Iraqi army and Sunni tribesmen
World | Apr 24, 2013, 10:51 PM ISTBaghdad, Apr 24: Clashes between the army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town have left 22 people dead, according to officials.Police say the fighting broke out on Wednesday after tribesmen