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ISIS Leader Baghdadi Has Escaped Mosul, Says Britain
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi 'Trapped' As Forces Gear Up To Take Mosul: Report
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.
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How One Family Escaped Iraq's Besieged Fallujah
Abu Marwan, his wife and his three children are among the very few Iraqi civilians to have escaped from the heart of the ISIS's besieged stronghold of Fallujah.
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Iraqi Kurds Liberate Besieged Sinjar Mountain, Freeing Hundreds
Kurdish peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq's Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by Islamic State fighters, a Kurdish leader said on Thursday.
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Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Syria to Fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.
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US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops
US military aircraft have delivered food, water and ammunition to besieged Iraqi troops battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Saturday, as the coalition pursued its air assault in Iraq and Syria.
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US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops
The United States showered vital supplies on besieged Iraqi troops, who face mounting pressure from Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Restoring Control of Besieged Area in West: Police Chief
Iraqi forces are "restoring control" to one area in Anbar province, while fighting is ongoing in another area in the region where Islamic State insurgents surrounded two army camps over the past week, Anbar's police chief said on Thursday.
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Western Militaries Drop Food, Water in Besieged Iraq Town
Western militaries have airdropped humanitarian aid to the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli, home to thousands of Shiite Turkmen cut off by jihadists from receiving food, water, and medical supplies.
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UN Warns of 'Massacre' in Besieged Iraq Shiite Town
The United Nations warned on Saturday that Shiite Turkmen residents of an Iraqi town besieged by jihadists since June risk "massacre" if urgent action is not taken to rescue them.
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Yazidi Lawmaker Wounded in Helicopter Crash on Mount Sinjar: Officers
An Iraqi lawmaker who helped bring attention to the plight of besieged members of her Yazidi community was wounded Tuesday in the crash of a helicopter delivering aid, officers said.
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Britain Airdrops Humanitarian Aid for Besieged Iraqis
Britain has begun airdropping food and water to thousands of civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing jihadist militants a week ago, officials said Sunday.
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Barack Obama Vows to Save Iraqis Stranded on Mountain
US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to help rescue thousands of civilians besieged by jihadists on an Iraqi mountain, as an MP warned they would not survive much longer.
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Rupee Skids to 61.74/Dollar amid Global Weakness
Global investors sought out safe-haven assets on growing fears that conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could sap global growth. Overnight, US President Obama said in an address that he authorized targeted strikes to protect the besieged Yazidi minority and US personnel in Iraq, after the Iraqi government requested help.
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Asian Shares Skid as Obama Confirms Air Strikes on Iraq
Obama said in an address that he authorized targeted strikes to protect the besieged Yazidi minority and US personnel in Iraq, after the Iraqi government requested help.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi Has Escaped Mosul, Says Britain
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi 'Trapped' As Forces Gear Up To Take Mosul: Report
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been hiding in the group's besieged stronghold of Mosul, encircled by the Iraqi army and allied militias, a senior Kurdish commander told the Independent daily.
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How One Family Escaped Iraq's Besieged Fallujah
Abu Marwan, his wife and his three children are among the very few Iraqi civilians to have escaped from the heart of the ISIS's besieged stronghold of Fallujah.
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Iraqi Kurds Liberate Besieged Sinjar Mountain, Freeing Hundreds
Kurdish peshmerga fighters have fought their way to Iraq's Sinjar mountain and freed hundreds of people trapped there by Islamic State fighters, a Kurdish leader said on Thursday.
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Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Syria to Fight Islamic State
A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.
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US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops
US military aircraft have delivered food, water and ammunition to besieged Iraqi troops battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Saturday, as the coalition pursued its air assault in Iraq and Syria.
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US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops
The United States showered vital supplies on besieged Iraqi troops, who face mounting pressure from Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Restoring Control of Besieged Area in West: Police Chief
Iraqi forces are "restoring control" to one area in Anbar province, while fighting is ongoing in another area in the region where Islamic State insurgents surrounded two army camps over the past week, Anbar's police chief said on Thursday.
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Western Militaries Drop Food, Water in Besieged Iraq Town
Western militaries have airdropped humanitarian aid to the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli, home to thousands of Shiite Turkmen cut off by jihadists from receiving food, water, and medical supplies.
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UN Warns of 'Massacre' in Besieged Iraq Shiite Town
The United Nations warned on Saturday that Shiite Turkmen residents of an Iraqi town besieged by jihadists since June risk "massacre" if urgent action is not taken to rescue them.
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Yazidi Lawmaker Wounded in Helicopter Crash on Mount Sinjar: Officers
An Iraqi lawmaker who helped bring attention to the plight of besieged members of her Yazidi community was wounded Tuesday in the crash of a helicopter delivering aid, officers said.
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Britain Airdrops Humanitarian Aid for Besieged Iraqis
Britain has begun airdropping food and water to thousands of civilians stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq after fleeing jihadist militants a week ago, officials said Sunday.
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Barack Obama Vows to Save Iraqis Stranded on Mountain
US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to help rescue thousands of civilians besieged by jihadists on an Iraqi mountain, as an MP warned they would not survive much longer.
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Rupee Skids to 61.74/Dollar amid Global Weakness
Global investors sought out safe-haven assets on growing fears that conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could sap global growth. Overnight, US President Obama said in an address that he authorized targeted strikes to protect the besieged Yazidi minority and US personnel in Iraq, after the Iraqi government requested help.
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Asian Shares Skid as Obama Confirms Air Strikes on Iraq
Obama said in an address that he authorized targeted strikes to protect the besieged Yazidi minority and US personnel in Iraq, after the Iraqi government requested help.
