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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'Flees Mosul' As Iraqi Forces Advance
ISIS group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the battle against Iraqi forces advancing in the city.
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Iraqi Forces Capture Mosul Airport From ISIS
U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport from Islamic State on Thursday, advancing on multiple fronts towards the jihadists' last major stronghold in the western half of the city.
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US-Backed Forces Push Closer To ISIS 'Capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced on Monday against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
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Iraqi Troops On Southern Front Battle For Last Town Before Mosul
Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between them and the ISIS stronghold to the north, which is already under assault from special forces fighting inside the city's eastern districts.
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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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Advancing Iraqi Forces Eye Mosul City Limits
Iraqi special forces advanced on the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the ISIS group stronghold entered its third week.
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Mosul Battle Will Be Big, Won't End Soon, Says Kurdish Minister
Iraqi forces have advanced to 5 km from Mosul in an offensive against ISIS's last major Iraq stronghold and there are signs of revolt against the group, the interior minister of the Kurdish regional government said on Saturday.
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Hundreds Sickened As ISIS Set Sulfur Mine Ablaze To Slow Troops' Advance On Mosul
A fire set by Islamic State militants at a sulfur mine near the city of Mosul in recent days sent plumes of noxious gases over the battlefield, sickening hundreds of civilians and forcing Iraqi and U.S. troops to wear protective masks, health and military officials said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Moving 'Faster Than Expected' On Mosul: Iraq PM
Iraqi forces are "advancing faster than expected" in a major offensive to recapture Mosul from ISIS jihadists, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday.
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ISIS Said To Use Mosul Residents As Human Shields As Coalition Closes In
Residents of Mosul said ISIS was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the terrorists' stronghold.
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ISIS Using 'Human Shields' As Iraqi Forces Advance In Fallujah
ISIS is using several hundred families as "human shields" in Fallujah, Iraq, witnesses told the UN agency for refugees UNHCR. It comes just one day after Iraqi troops forced their way into the city, a stronghold of the terrorist group.
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Iraqi Forces Raise Flag Above Government Complex In Ramadi
Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi on Monday, marking its military's first major victory over ISIS since the army collapsed in the face of the fighters' shock advance 18 months ago.
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Iraq Forces Advance Into Centre Of ISIS-Held Ramadi: Security Official
Iraqi security forces advanced today into the centre of Ramadi for a final push aimed at retaking the city they lost to the ISIS group in May, officials said.
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Iraqi Forces Regain Ground From Islamic State Near Palmyra
Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria the government said the Islamists had killed hundreds of people since capturing the town of Palmyra.
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Iraqi Forces Advance to Try to Break Insurgent Siege of Baiji Refinery
Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, according to an army colonel and a witness.
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'Flees Mosul' As Iraqi Forces Advance
ISIS group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the battle against Iraqi forces advancing in the city.
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Iraqi Forces Capture Mosul Airport From ISIS
U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport from Islamic State on Thursday, advancing on multiple fronts towards the jihadists' last major stronghold in the western half of the city.
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US-Backed Forces Push Closer To ISIS 'Capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced on Monday against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
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Iraqi Troops On Southern Front Battle For Last Town Before Mosul
Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between them and the ISIS stronghold to the north, which is already under assault from special forces fighting inside the city's eastern districts.
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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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Advancing Iraqi Forces Eye Mosul City Limits
Iraqi special forces advanced on the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the ISIS group stronghold entered its third week.
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Mosul Battle Will Be Big, Won't End Soon, Says Kurdish Minister
Iraqi forces have advanced to 5 km from Mosul in an offensive against ISIS's last major Iraq stronghold and there are signs of revolt against the group, the interior minister of the Kurdish regional government said on Saturday.
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Hundreds Sickened As ISIS Set Sulfur Mine Ablaze To Slow Troops' Advance On Mosul
A fire set by Islamic State militants at a sulfur mine near the city of Mosul in recent days sent plumes of noxious gases over the battlefield, sickening hundreds of civilians and forcing Iraqi and U.S. troops to wear protective masks, health and military officials said on Saturday.
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Iraqi Forces Moving 'Faster Than Expected' On Mosul: Iraq PM
Iraqi forces are "advancing faster than expected" in a major offensive to recapture Mosul from ISIS jihadists, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday.
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ISIS Said To Use Mosul Residents As Human Shields As Coalition Closes In
Residents of Mosul said ISIS was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the terrorists' stronghold.
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ISIS Using 'Human Shields' As Iraqi Forces Advance In Fallujah
ISIS is using several hundred families as "human shields" in Fallujah, Iraq, witnesses told the UN agency for refugees UNHCR. It comes just one day after Iraqi troops forced their way into the city, a stronghold of the terrorist group.
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Iraqi Forces Raise Flag Above Government Complex In Ramadi
Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi on Monday, marking its military's first major victory over ISIS since the army collapsed in the face of the fighters' shock advance 18 months ago.
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Iraq Forces Advance Into Centre Of ISIS-Held Ramadi: Security Official
Iraqi security forces advanced today into the centre of Ramadi for a final push aimed at retaking the city they lost to the ISIS group in May, officials said.
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Iraqi Forces Regain Ground From Islamic State Near Palmyra
Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria the government said the Islamists had killed hundreds of people since capturing the town of Palmyra.
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Iraqi Forces Advance to Try to Break Insurgent Siege of Baiji Refinery
Iraqi military forces reached the centre of the northern city of Baiji on Sunday to try to break an Islamic State siege of the country's biggest refinery nearby, according to an army colonel and a witness.
