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Liberation From ISIS Brought Relief. Then Came Flashes Of Revenge
The scene in Muneira, on the Tigris River in northern Iraq, offered a glimpse into the struggles of one Sunni Arab village in the year since the government drove the militants away: a place beset by suspicions, troubled by violence while coping, like much of the country, with death and loss.
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Iraq Executes 36 Convicted In ISIS Massacre Of Hundreds Of Soldiers
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
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Iraqi Air Force Conducting 60% Of Sorties Against ISIS: PM Haider al-Abadi
More than 60 per cent of sorties against ISIS in Iraq are carried out by the nation's air forces and about 40 per cent by the US-led coalition, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Iraqi Army Declares Victory Over ISIS In Ramadi
Iraq's army said on Sunday it had defeated ISIS fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major victory for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.
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Wave Of Attacks Kills At Least 15 Civilians Across Iraq
A wave of attacks across Iraq killed at least 15 civilians today as government forces pressed on with their offensive to dislodge ISIS militants from a major city west of Baghdad, officials said.
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ISIS Stopping Civilians Leaving Ramadi Before Attack: Iraq Defence Ministry
ISIS militants are preventing civilians from leaving Ramadi ahead of an attack planned by the Iraqi army to retake the western city that the militants captured in May, an Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman said today.
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Iraqis Launch Offensive Against Islamic State Near Anbar Military Base
Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants near the western outpost of Haditha in a bid to secure a key supply route to an important military base, police and tribal sources said.
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Saudi Militant Suspect Kills Father, Is Shot Dead by Police
Saudi Arabian police shot dead a wanted suspected militant early on Tuesday after he killed his own father who had reported him to the authorities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried on state media.
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Islamic State Fighters Attack Troops in Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on Friday near the two main cities of the western province of Anbar, where authorities plan a counter-offensive against the hardline Sunni insurgents, tribal sources said.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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Islamic State Executes Over 40 People in Iraq: Report
Over 40 people, many of them security personnel, were burnt alive by Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, according to reports.
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Liberation From ISIS Brought Relief. Then Came Flashes Of Revenge
The scene in Muneira, on the Tigris River in northern Iraq, offered a glimpse into the struggles of one Sunni Arab village in the year since the government drove the militants away: a place beset by suspicions, troubled by violence while coping, like much of the country, with death and loss.
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Iraq Executes 36 Convicted In ISIS Massacre Of Hundreds Of Soldiers
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.
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US Approves $785 Million Bomb Sale To Ally UAE Against ISIS
The US State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
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Iraqi Air Force Conducting 60% Of Sorties Against ISIS: PM Haider al-Abadi
More than 60 per cent of sorties against ISIS in Iraq are carried out by the nation's air forces and about 40 per cent by the US-led coalition, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.
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Iraq Official Blames ISIS For Bombing Sunni Mosques
An Iraqi official is blaming ISIS for the bombing of two Sunni mosques in a predominantly Shiite city in southern Iraq the previous night, saying the militant group seeks to stoke sectarian tensions.
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Iraqi Army Declares Victory Over ISIS In Ramadi
Iraq's army said on Sunday it had defeated ISIS fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major victory for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.
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Wave Of Attacks Kills At Least 15 Civilians Across Iraq
A wave of attacks across Iraq killed at least 15 civilians today as government forces pressed on with their offensive to dislodge ISIS militants from a major city west of Baghdad, officials said.
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ISIS Stopping Civilians Leaving Ramadi Before Attack: Iraq Defence Ministry
ISIS militants are preventing civilians from leaving Ramadi ahead of an attack planned by the Iraqi army to retake the western city that the militants captured in May, an Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman said today.
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Iraqis Launch Offensive Against Islamic State Near Anbar Military Base
Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants near the western outpost of Haditha in a bid to secure a key supply route to an important military base, police and tribal sources said.
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Saudi Militant Suspect Kills Father, Is Shot Dead by Police
Saudi Arabian police shot dead a wanted suspected militant early on Tuesday after he killed his own father who had reported him to the authorities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried on state media.
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Islamic State Fighters Attack Troops in Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants attacked Iraqi security forces on Friday near the two main cities of the western province of Anbar, where authorities plan a counter-offensive against the hardline Sunni insurgents, tribal sources said.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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Islamic State Executes Over 40 People in Iraq: Report
Over 40 people, many of them security personnel, were burnt alive by Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, according to reports.
