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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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As 38 Indians Return Home In Coffins, End Of Agonising Wait For Families
A special flight carrying the bodies of 38 Indians killed by the terror group ISIS in Iraq's Mosul landed in Amritsar on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh had left for Mosul on Sunday in an Indian Air Force transport plane to bring the bodies home.
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Opinion: The Next Islamic State Would Be Deadlier
For much of the past year, I've lived a double life. I've embedded within Iraq's Special Operations forces throughout the battle of Mosul, witnessing first-hand a truly remarkable struggle against the Islamic State.
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Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque From ISIS
The Iraqi military announced today that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where terrorists chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only known public appearance.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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Iraq's Resumed Assault On ISIS In Mosul Makes Gains
Iraq's special forces continued to push back ISIS terrorists in the eastern sector of Mosul on Friday in intense fighting that forced scores of people to flee their homes.
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Iraqi Forces Say 1,000 ISIS Fighters Killed In Mosul
Iraqi special forces battling to clear ISIS from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead
Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by ISIS group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said.
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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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ISIS Has 5,000 To 6,000 Fighters In Mosul: Iraqi Army
ISIS has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters defending the city of Mosul against an offensive by Iraqi forces, the head of Iraq's special forces Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said on Wednesday.
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Dog Chases Off ISIS Fighters In Iraq, Saves Lives Of British Troops
A military dog has been hailed a hero after saving a team of British special forces from a group of 50 ISIS fighters who ambushed them in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish Special Forces Rescue Teenage Swedish Girl From ISIS
A teenage Swedish girl being held by ISIS terrorists in Iraq was rescued in a raid by Kurdish special forces last week, the autonomous region's security council said in a statement today.
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3 British Troops Injured In Covert Operation In Iraq: Reports
Three members of Britain's special forces were injured in fighting with ISIS gunmen in Iraq, the Mirror newspaper reported today without giving any details about its sources.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Navy SEAL Platoon Kicked Out Of Iraq For Drinking While Deployed: Officials
The commander of a U.S. Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed, U.S. defense officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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As 38 Indians Return Home In Coffins, End Of Agonising Wait For Families
A special flight carrying the bodies of 38 Indians killed by the terror group ISIS in Iraq's Mosul landed in Amritsar on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh had left for Mosul on Sunday in an Indian Air Force transport plane to bring the bodies home.
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Opinion: The Next Islamic State Would Be Deadlier
For much of the past year, I've lived a double life. I've embedded within Iraq's Special Operations forces throughout the battle of Mosul, witnessing first-hand a truly remarkable struggle against the Islamic State.
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Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque From ISIS
The Iraqi military announced today that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where terrorists chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only known public appearance.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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Iraq's Resumed Assault On ISIS In Mosul Makes Gains
Iraq's special forces continued to push back ISIS terrorists in the eastern sector of Mosul on Friday in intense fighting that forced scores of people to flee their homes.
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Iraqi Forces Say 1,000 ISIS Fighters Killed In Mosul
Iraqi special forces battling to clear ISIS from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead
Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by ISIS group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said.
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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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ISIS Has 5,000 To 6,000 Fighters In Mosul: Iraqi Army
ISIS has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters defending the city of Mosul against an offensive by Iraqi forces, the head of Iraq's special forces Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said on Wednesday.
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Dog Chases Off ISIS Fighters In Iraq, Saves Lives Of British Troops
A military dog has been hailed a hero after saving a team of British special forces from a group of 50 ISIS fighters who ambushed them in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish Special Forces Rescue Teenage Swedish Girl From ISIS
A teenage Swedish girl being held by ISIS terrorists in Iraq was rescued in a raid by Kurdish special forces last week, the autonomous region's security council said in a statement today.
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3 British Troops Injured In Covert Operation In Iraq: Reports
Three members of Britain's special forces were injured in fighting with ISIS gunmen in Iraq, the Mirror newspaper reported today without giving any details about its sources.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
