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Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle ISIS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 115 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last ISIS held areas of Mosul.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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US Mulls Air Strikes on Tikrit, Aids Iraqis With 'Eye in the Sky'
Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, US officials said.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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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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String of bombings kill 76 in Iraq
Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes in mostly Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday night have killed 76 people and wounded nearly 200, calling into question the ability of Iraqi security forces to protect the capital.
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Bombs kill 60 in Iraq days after Al-Qaida killings
A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after US and Iraqi forces killed the top two Al-Qaida leaders in Iraq.
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Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle ISIS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 115 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last ISIS held areas of Mosul.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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Islamic State Jihadists Take Ramadi But Pinned Back in Palmyra
The Islamic State group sealed its capture of Ramadi Sunday after a dramatic pullout by Iraqi forces but was prevented by Syrian troops from taking the heritage site of Palmyra.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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US Mulls Air Strikes on Tikrit, Aids Iraqis With 'Eye in the Sky'
Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, US officials said.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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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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String of bombings kill 76 in Iraq
Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes in mostly Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday night have killed 76 people and wounded nearly 200, calling into question the ability of Iraqi security forces to protect the capital.
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Bombs kill 60 in Iraq days after Al-Qaida killings
A series of bombings mainly targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said, just days after US and Iraqi forces killed the top two Al-Qaida leaders in Iraq.
