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Once Promised Paradise, ISIS Terrorists End Up In Mass Graves
The ISIS once drew recruits from near and far with promises of paradise but now bodies of terrorists lie in mass graves or at the mercy of wild dogs as its "caliphate" collapses
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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 Bridge Is Sole Link For Mosul Residents Rebuilding Lives
On a pontoon bridge connecting East and West Mosul, residents of a city shattered by the battle to expel ISIS cross back and forth trying to rebuild their lives from the rubble.
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Pentagon Confirms Airstrike Killed More Than 100 Civilians In Mosul, Blames ISIS Explosives
A U.S.-led airstrike carried out on a building in Mosul in March detonated a cache of Islamic State explosives, killing more than 100 Iraqi civilians, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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US-Led Strikes 'Likely' Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014: Pentagon
Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according to US Central Command.
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ISIS Terrorist Rachid Kassim Targeted In Mosul Strike: Pentagon
French terrorist Rachid Kassim, suspected of inspiring several attacks in France, was targeted in a coalition air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul, but his death is not yet confirmed, the Pentagon said Friday. Earlier in the day, several French media reports had reported Kassim's death.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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US Defense Secretary Arrives In Iraq To Assess Mosul Fight
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to meet with American commanders and Iraqi leaders and to assess progress in the fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from the ISIS group.
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Rebels Tell US They Won't Leave Aleppo; Army Sees Operation Over In Weeks
Rebels in Aleppo have told the United States they will not leave their besieged enclave in the city after Moscow called for talks with Washington over their withdrawal, signalling they will fight on even as their top commander was wounded.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi Has Escaped Mosul, Says Britain
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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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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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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Civilians Pay Price Of ISIS's 'Smoke War' Around Mosul
The smoke from fires lit by ISIS jihadists to provide cover from air strikes has painted the northern Iraqi sky black, providing a dramatic backdrop for the Mosul offensive.
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Mosul Battle Sees Most US-Led Strikes Yet: Officials
The US-led coalition battling the ISIS group has unleashed an unprecedented wave of air strikes in support of Iraq's operation to retake Mosul, American officials said on Monday.
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Once Promised Paradise, ISIS Terrorists End Up In Mass Graves
The ISIS once drew recruits from near and far with promises of paradise but now bodies of terrorists lie in mass graves or at the mercy of wild dogs as its "caliphate" collapses
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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 Bridge Is Sole Link For Mosul Residents Rebuilding Lives
On a pontoon bridge connecting East and West Mosul, residents of a city shattered by the battle to expel ISIS cross back and forth trying to rebuild their lives from the rubble.
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Pentagon Confirms Airstrike Killed More Than 100 Civilians In Mosul, Blames ISIS Explosives
A U.S.-led airstrike carried out on a building in Mosul in March detonated a cache of Islamic State explosives, killing more than 100 Iraqi civilians, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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US-Led Strikes 'Likely' Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014: Pentagon
Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according to US Central Command.
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ISIS Terrorist Rachid Kassim Targeted In Mosul Strike: Pentagon
French terrorist Rachid Kassim, suspected of inspiring several attacks in France, was targeted in a coalition air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul, but his death is not yet confirmed, the Pentagon said Friday. Earlier in the day, several French media reports had reported Kassim's death.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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US Defense Secretary Arrives In Iraq To Assess Mosul Fight
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to meet with American commanders and Iraqi leaders and to assess progress in the fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from the ISIS group.
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Rebels Tell US They Won't Leave Aleppo; Army Sees Operation Over In Weeks
Rebels in Aleppo have told the United States they will not leave their besieged enclave in the city after Moscow called for talks with Washington over their withdrawal, signalling they will fight on even as their top commander was wounded.
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ISIS Exploits Rain, Hits Iraqi Militias West, South Of Mosul
ISIS terrorists have staged near simultaneous attacks on positions of state-sanctioned militias west and south of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, apparently taking advantage of bad weather conditions that normally disrupt air support, two militia officials said on Saturday.
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ISIS Leader Baghdadi Has Escaped Mosul, Says Britain
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The top boss of the Islamic State - who on Thursday denied the terror group was on the brink of losing control in the besieged northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- has himself fled, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson said on Friday.
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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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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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Civilians Pay Price Of ISIS's 'Smoke War' Around Mosul
The smoke from fires lit by ISIS jihadists to provide cover from air strikes has painted the northern Iraqi sky black, providing a dramatic backdrop for the Mosul offensive.
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Mosul Battle Sees Most US-Led Strikes Yet: Officials
The US-led coalition battling the ISIS group has unleashed an unprecedented wave of air strikes in support of Iraq's operation to retake Mosul, American officials said on Monday.
