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Attack Kills 30 At Iraq Shiite Shrine: Spokesman
ISIS group terrorists killed 30 people at a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, striking the area with suicide bombers, gunfire and mortar rounds, an Iraqi security spokesman said on Friday.
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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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Islamic State Claims Baghdad Mosque Attack That Killed 10
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad following Friday prayers that Iraqi officials say killed 10 people.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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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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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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Abu Azrael: Iraq's Celebrity Anti-Islamic State Fighter
Abu Azrael, Father of the Angel of Death, is the black-bearded, blade-wielding embodiment of the retribution many Iraqis want against brutal jihadists who seized swathes of their country.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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Suicide Bomber kills 2 Saudi Guards on Iraq Border
A suicide bomber killed two Saudi guards Monday on the border with Iraq, where Islamic State jihadists have seized a swathe of territory, the interior ministry said.
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Amnesty Accuses Islamic State Group of 'Systematic Ethnic Cleansing' in Iraq
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Islamic State fighters of "systematic ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists.
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US Brands James Foley Beheading a 'Terrorist Attack'
Washington has declared the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack", upping the stakes in its confrontation with the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, as Shiite militiamen gunned down 70 people at an Iraqi Sunni mosque.
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Attack Kills 30 At Iraq Shiite Shrine: Spokesman
ISIS group terrorists killed 30 people at a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, striking the area with suicide bombers, gunfire and mortar rounds, an Iraqi security spokesman said on Friday.
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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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Islamic State Claims Baghdad Mosque Attack That Killed 10
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad following Friday prayers that Iraqi officials say killed 10 people.
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US Says Iraqi Forces Lack Will to fight Islamic State
Washington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi.
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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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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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Abu Azrael: Iraq's Celebrity Anti-Islamic State Fighter
Abu Azrael, Father of the Angel of Death, is the black-bearded, blade-wielding embodiment of the retribution many Iraqis want against brutal jihadists who seized swathes of their country.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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Suicide Bomber kills 2 Saudi Guards on Iraq Border
A suicide bomber killed two Saudi guards Monday on the border with Iraq, where Islamic State jihadists have seized a swathe of territory, the interior ministry said.
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Amnesty Accuses Islamic State Group of 'Systematic Ethnic Cleansing' in Iraq
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Islamic State fighters of "systematic ethnic cleansing" in northern Iraq, as Iraqi troops, Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen backed by US air strikes fought back against the jihadists.
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US Brands James Foley Beheading a 'Terrorist Attack'
Washington has declared the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack", upping the stakes in its confrontation with the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, as Shiite militiamen gunned down 70 people at an Iraqi Sunni mosque.
