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Finished In Iraq, Syria, Lanka Blasts Show Landless ISIS Still Big Threat
The forces of the ISIS may no longer control a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, but the coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka demonstrated that the resilient group can still sow carnage beyond the borders of its former caliphate.
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More Than 200 Mass Graves Of ISIS Victims Found In Iraq, Says UN Report
More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by ISIS militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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ISIS Lost Nearly 90% Of Territory Seized On 2014: US-Led Coalition
The ISIS group has lost nearly 90 percent of the territory it controlled in 2014, when it proclaimed a "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition said Tuesday.
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Kurdistan Rejects Iraq's Demand To Hand Over Airports, Baghdad Readies Air Ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum
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ISIS Is Near Defeat In Iraq. Now Comes The Hard Part.
The collapse of the Islamic State in its most important Iraqi strongholds has brought a rare moment of hope for a country mired in war for most of the past four decades.
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Iraq Starts Bombing ISIS-Held Tal Afar, West Of Mosul: Report
Iraq has begun an aerial bombardment of Tal Afar, a town under ISIS control west of Mosul, Baghdad-based al-Sumariya TV reported on Tuesday, citing an Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman.
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Iraqi Forces Recapture Village South Of Mosul From ISIS: Report
Iraqi forces on Thursday regained control over Imam Gharbi, a village south of Mosul, from ISIS terrorists who had seized it as their defence of their stronghold in the city crumbled, Iraqi police said.
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ISIS Tightens Grip On Village Near Mosul After Defeat
ISIS has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles.
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Acknowledges Defeat In Iraq In Farewell Speech
The ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has acknowledged the group's defeat in Iraq in a 'farewell speech' and ordered his non-Arab fighters to either return to their countries or detonate themselves, according to media reports.
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Away From The Front Lines, ISIS Is Creeping Back In
The Islamic State is nearing defeat on the battlefield, but away from the front lines its members are seeping back into areas the group once controlled, taking advantage of rampant corruption in Iraq's security forces and institutions.
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ISIS Launches 'Agony Uncle' Radio Show For Terrorists
The Islamic State's radio station has reportedly launched an 'Agony Uncle' phone-in show where terrorists and the terror group's sympathisers can get answers to their personal problems.
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Fire At Iraq Sulphur Plant Out: Officials
A fire lit by the ISIS group at a sulphur plant south of the Iraqi city of Mosul was brought fully under control on Thursday, officials said.
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Iraq Storms Main Christian Town Near Mosul As Ash Carter Arrives In Baghdad
The Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town that had been under control of ISIS since 2014 as part of US-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants' last major city stronghold in Iraq.
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ISIS Has Lost More Than Quarter Of Its Territory: Analysts
ISIS has lost more than a quarter of the territory it once controlled and the area under its hold in Iraq and Syria is roughly the size of Sri Lanka, according to new data.
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ISIS Loses Control Of Last Oil Wells In Iraq: Report
ISIS terrorists no longer control any oil wells in Iraq after being ousted by government forces last week from an area near Kirkuk, the oil ministry said on Wednesday.
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Finished In Iraq, Syria, Lanka Blasts Show Landless ISIS Still Big Threat
The forces of the ISIS may no longer control a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, but the coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka demonstrated that the resilient group can still sow carnage beyond the borders of its former caliphate.
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More Than 200 Mass Graves Of ISIS Victims Found In Iraq, Says UN Report
More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by ISIS militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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ISIS Lost Nearly 90% Of Territory Seized On 2014: US-Led Coalition
The ISIS group has lost nearly 90 percent of the territory it controlled in 2014, when it proclaimed a "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition said Tuesday.
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Kurdistan Rejects Iraq's Demand To Hand Over Airports, Baghdad Readies Air Ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum
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ISIS Is Near Defeat In Iraq. Now Comes The Hard Part.
The collapse of the Islamic State in its most important Iraqi strongholds has brought a rare moment of hope for a country mired in war for most of the past four decades.
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Iraq Starts Bombing ISIS-Held Tal Afar, West Of Mosul: Report
Iraq has begun an aerial bombardment of Tal Afar, a town under ISIS control west of Mosul, Baghdad-based al-Sumariya TV reported on Tuesday, citing an Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman.
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Iraqi Forces Recapture Village South Of Mosul From ISIS: Report
Iraqi forces on Thursday regained control over Imam Gharbi, a village south of Mosul, from ISIS terrorists who had seized it as their defence of their stronghold in the city crumbled, Iraqi police said.
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ISIS Tightens Grip On Village Near Mosul After Defeat
ISIS has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles.
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Acknowledges Defeat In Iraq In Farewell Speech
The ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has acknowledged the group's defeat in Iraq in a 'farewell speech' and ordered his non-Arab fighters to either return to their countries or detonate themselves, according to media reports.
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Away From The Front Lines, ISIS Is Creeping Back In
The Islamic State is nearing defeat on the battlefield, but away from the front lines its members are seeping back into areas the group once controlled, taking advantage of rampant corruption in Iraq's security forces and institutions.
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ISIS Launches 'Agony Uncle' Radio Show For Terrorists
The Islamic State's radio station has reportedly launched an 'Agony Uncle' phone-in show where terrorists and the terror group's sympathisers can get answers to their personal problems.
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Fire At Iraq Sulphur Plant Out: Officials
A fire lit by the ISIS group at a sulphur plant south of the Iraqi city of Mosul was brought fully under control on Thursday, officials said.
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Iraq Storms Main Christian Town Near Mosul As Ash Carter Arrives In Baghdad
The Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town that had been under control of ISIS since 2014 as part of US-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants' last major city stronghold in Iraq.
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ISIS Has Lost More Than Quarter Of Its Territory: Analysts
ISIS has lost more than a quarter of the territory it once controlled and the area under its hold in Iraq and Syria is roughly the size of Sri Lanka, according to new data.
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ISIS Loses Control Of Last Oil Wells In Iraq: Report
ISIS terrorists no longer control any oil wells in Iraq after being ousted by government forces last week from an area near Kirkuk, the oil ministry said on Wednesday.
