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ISIS Kills 31 In Tikrit, Includes 14 Police Officers
At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by ISIS terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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Iraq Drone Strike Mistake Kills 9 Militiamen: Spokesman
An Iraqi drone strike killed nine members of the pro-government Popular Mobilisation paramilitary force near Tikrit in an apparent case of so-called "friendly fire", a spokesman said Sunday.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
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Iraq Hails Tikrit 'Liberation' After Month-Long Battle
Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft "liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in the fight against Islamic State jihadists.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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France Launches First Bombing Strike Against Islamic State in Tikrit
France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia, French military officials said today.
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Iraqi Offensive On Tikrit Stalls, Kurds Say Islamists Used Chlorine
Islamic State fighters traded sniper fire and mortar rounds with Iraqi troops and allied Shi'ite militia forces on Sunday in the city of Tikrit amid further reports the militants had obtained chlorine for possible use as a chemical weapon.
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Iraqi Forces Poised for Final Assault on Islamic State in Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi forces on Saturday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be liberated within three days.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Islamic State-Held Tikrit After 10-Day Push
Iraqi forces have entered Tikrit, dodging bombs and sniper fire in search of their biggest victory yet against embattled jihadists who tried to light new fires elsewhere in Iraq and Syria.
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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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US Suicide Bomber Carried Out Iraq Attack, Says Islamic State
The Islamic State group said today a US citizen carried out a suicide attack against Iraqi forces involved in an operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Tikrit.
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Back Home, Kerala Nurses Fear Loan Sharks More Than ISIS
26-year-old Jensy from Idukki in Kerala has been filling an employment form with urgency. She is among the 15 nurses who did not want to leave war-torn Tikrit in Iraq, despite sleeping with the sounds of bomb explosions and being surrounded by Sunni militants.
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Special Plane Carrying Indian Nurses Takes Off From Iraq's Erbil Airport
The special Air India flight sent to bring back 46 Indian nurses and over 100 others has taken off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. The nurses were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening.
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Indian Nurses Released in Iraq: 'A matter of Immense Joy, a Great Collective Effort'
46 Indian nurses held captive in war-torn Iraq have been freed by the Sunni militant group ISIS and are on their way home. The nurses, who will take a flight to India from Erbil airport, are expected to reach India by tomorrow morning.
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ISIS Kills 31 In Tikrit, Includes 14 Police Officers
At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by ISIS terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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Iraq Drone Strike Mistake Kills 9 Militiamen: Spokesman
An Iraqi drone strike killed nine members of the pro-government Popular Mobilisation paramilitary force near Tikrit in an apparent case of so-called "friendly fire", a spokesman said Sunday.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
-
Iraq Hails Tikrit 'Liberation' After Month-Long Battle
Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft "liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in the fight against Islamic State jihadists.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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France Launches First Bombing Strike Against Islamic State in Tikrit
France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the start of the international offensive against the jihadist militia, French military officials said today.
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Iraqi Offensive On Tikrit Stalls, Kurds Say Islamists Used Chlorine
Islamic State fighters traded sniper fire and mortar rounds with Iraqi troops and allied Shi'ite militia forces on Sunday in the city of Tikrit amid further reports the militants had obtained chlorine for possible use as a chemical weapon.
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Iraqi Forces Poised for Final Assault on Islamic State in Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi forces on Saturday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be liberated within three days.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Islamic State-Held Tikrit After 10-Day Push
Iraqi forces have entered Tikrit, dodging bombs and sniper fire in search of their biggest victory yet against embattled jihadists who tried to light new fires elsewhere in Iraq and Syria.
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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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US Suicide Bomber Carried Out Iraq Attack, Says Islamic State
The Islamic State group said today a US citizen carried out a suicide attack against Iraqi forces involved in an operation to retake the jihadist-held city of Tikrit.
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Back Home, Kerala Nurses Fear Loan Sharks More Than ISIS
26-year-old Jensy from Idukki in Kerala has been filling an employment form with urgency. She is among the 15 nurses who did not want to leave war-torn Tikrit in Iraq, despite sleeping with the sounds of bomb explosions and being surrounded by Sunni militants.
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Special Plane Carrying Indian Nurses Takes Off From Iraq's Erbil Airport
The special Air India flight sent to bring back 46 Indian nurses and over 100 others has taken off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. The nurses were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening.
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Indian Nurses Released in Iraq: 'A matter of Immense Joy, a Great Collective Effort'
46 Indian nurses held captive in war-torn Iraq have been freed by the Sunni militant group ISIS and are on their way home. The nurses, who will take a flight to India from Erbil airport, are expected to reach India by tomorrow morning.
