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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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Markets Extend Losses; Sensex Falls 250 Points, Nifty Breaks 12,200
The European indices, including CAC, DAX and FTSE, shed more than 1 per cent in early trades and Asian shares slipped after US air strikes killed a top Iranian commander, intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The air strikes killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and a top Iraqi militia leader at the Baghdad airport on Friday.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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Iraqi Forces Attack One Of The Last Bastions Held By ISIS
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIS, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria
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Iraq Air Force Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the ISIS group inside neighbouring Syria on Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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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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Ash Carter: US Will Use Iraq City As Base To Retake Mosul
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying US and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS terrorists.
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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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ISIS Suffers Double Blow As Ramadi Falls, Leaders Killed
US-led forces have killed 10 ISIS leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a US spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it from the city of Ramadi.
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US, Allies Conduct 15 Strikes In Iraq, 7 In Syria: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria gainst ISIS on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.
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Iraq Weather Halts Ramadi Operation: Officers
Heavy rains wreaking havoc in Iraq have brought military operations to wrest the city of Ramadi back from the Islamic State group to a halt, senior army officers said today.
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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Markets Extend Losses; Sensex Falls 250 Points, Nifty Breaks 12,200
The European indices, including CAC, DAX and FTSE, shed more than 1 per cent in early trades and Asian shares slipped after US air strikes killed a top Iranian commander, intensifying geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The air strikes killed the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and a top Iraqi militia leader at the Baghdad airport on Friday.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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Iraqi Forces Attack One Of The Last Bastions Held By ISIS
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIS, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria
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Iraq Air Force Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the ISIS group inside neighbouring Syria on Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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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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Ash Carter: US Will Use Iraq City As Base To Retake Mosul
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying US and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS terrorists.
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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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ISIS Suffers Double Blow As Ramadi Falls, Leaders Killed
US-led forces have killed 10 ISIS leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a US spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it from the city of Ramadi.
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US, Allies Conduct 15 Strikes In Iraq, 7 In Syria: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria gainst ISIS on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.
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Iraq Weather Halts Ramadi Operation: Officers
Heavy rains wreaking havoc in Iraq have brought military operations to wrest the city of Ramadi back from the Islamic State group to a halt, senior army officers said today.
