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  Iraqi security forces regain areas in Ramadi, kill 75 militants

  World | February 09, 2016 7:38 IST

  Ramadi (Iraq): At least 75 Islamic State militants were killed on Monday as the Iraqi security forces recaptured two areas from the extremist militants in eastern and east of the flashpoint city of Ramadi, the

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  Britain congratulates Iraq on retaking IS-held city

  World | December 29, 2015 8:25 IST

  London: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday congratulated the Iraqi government on the raising of the Iraqi flag in Ramadi, a city once held by the Islamic State (IS).Iraqi security forces on Monday declared

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  52 killed in suicide bombings in Baghdad

  World | August 18, 2015 6:03 IST

  Baghdad:  At least 52 people were killed and another 54 wounded on Monday in three suicide bombings, but also in a series of attacks launched by Iraqi forces and the US-led international coalition in the

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  Over 6,500 families displaced in Iraq's Ramadi city

  World | May 19, 2015 6:57 IST

  United Nations: More than 6,500 families have been displaced as the Islamic State (IS) militant group has reached the Iraqi city of Ramadi, deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said here on Monday.Among the 6,500 families

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  500 killed, 8,000 fled as Ramadi fell to IS, says Iraq official

  World | May 18, 2015 14:10 IST

  Dohuk (Iraq): A spokesman for the governor of Iraq's Anbar province on Monday said that about 500 people both civilians and Iraqi soldiers are estimated to have been killed over the past few days as

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  ISIS militants take full control of Iraq city of Ramadi

  World | May 18, 2015 6:54 IST

  Ramadi (Iraq): The Islamic State (IS) militant group has taken full control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, after the security forces withdrew from their positions, a provincial security source

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  Islamic State pushes on Iraq's Ramadi, to free 2000 families

  World | April 17, 2015 8:43 IST

  Baghdad: Clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants pressing their offensive for Ramadi, the capital of western Anbar province, has forced more than 2,000 families to flee from their homes in the area, an

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  24 killed in attacks on Shiites in Iraq

  World | July 12, 2013 17:25 IST

  Baghdad, July 12: The attacks raised to 40 the death toll from a series of attacks on Thursday.Attacks against Shiites in Iraq killed 24 people and injured 49 others, in the latest attempt by insurgents