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39 Indians, Missing In Iraq, Likely Jailed In Badush Where Fighting Continues: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met with the families of 39 Indians who have been kidnapped by the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq in 2014
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Recovery Of Mosul Major Step In Fight Against Terrorism: UN
The United Nations has termed the recovery of the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS as a "significant step" in the fight against terrorism and vowed its support to aid the displaced communities and restore rule of law in the freed areas.
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Facing Defeat In Mosul, ISIS Members Throw Themselves In River Tigris
ISIS terrorists threw themselves into the River Tigris on Sunday, trying to flee the battlefield in Mosul as they faced imminent defeat by Iraqi forces fighting to dislodge them from their last pocket in the city.
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Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle ISIS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 115 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last ISIS held areas of Mosul.
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Without School, Children Of Mosul Feared Lost To Poverty And Conflict
Ahmed Abdelsattar was 14 when ISIS swept into Mosul and declared a "caliphate" in 2014. Fearing he would be indoctrinated and sent to fight by the terrorists, his parents took him out of school. Three years later, he sells ice cream at a refugee camp for internally displaced Iraqis.
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This New Bridge Becomes Ray Of Hope For People Fleeing Mosul
Iraqi's army has built a new pontoon bridge over the Tigris river south of Mosul, after flooding had blocked all crossing points, opening an escape route for families fleeing fighting between government forces and ISIS.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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'I've Never Seen Such War' Says 90-Year-Old Rescued From Mosul
Ninety-year-old Khatla Ali Abdallah has survived decades of turbulence in northern Iraq, but the frail grandmother who fled the battle for Mosul this week says the fighting there is the worst she has ever seen.
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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help
Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against ISIS is also being waged in the open desert.
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Iraq PM Announces Launch Of Operation On West Mosul: Report
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.
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Possible To Clear ISIS Bastion In Iraq Before Summer: Francois Hollande
The international coalition and local forces fighting the ISIS terrorists could take back Mosul, the group's stronghold in Iraq before summer after making major advances in the city area, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
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Humble Iraqi Dish Offers Taste of Home for Mosul's Displaced
Long before it became famous as a battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State group, the Iraqi city of Mosul was known for its ancient cuisine, enriched by Syrian, Turkish and Persian recipes.
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Iraq's Resumed Assault On ISIS In Mosul Makes Gains
Iraq's special forces continued to push back ISIS terrorists in the eastern sector of Mosul on Friday in intense fighting that forced scores of people to flee their homes.
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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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39 Indians, Missing In Iraq, Likely Jailed In Badush Where Fighting Continues: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met with the families of 39 Indians who have been kidnapped by the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq in 2014
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Recovery Of Mosul Major Step In Fight Against Terrorism: UN
The United Nations has termed the recovery of the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS as a "significant step" in the fight against terrorism and vowed its support to aid the displaced communities and restore rule of law in the freed areas.
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Facing Defeat In Mosul, ISIS Members Throw Themselves In River Tigris
ISIS terrorists threw themselves into the River Tigris on Sunday, trying to flee the battlefield in Mosul as they faced imminent defeat by Iraqi forces fighting to dislodge them from their last pocket in the city.
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Baghdad Blasts Kill 27 As Iraq Forces Battle ISIS In Mosul
Two bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 115 in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces fight to retake the last ISIS held areas of Mosul.
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Without School, Children Of Mosul Feared Lost To Poverty And Conflict
Ahmed Abdelsattar was 14 when ISIS swept into Mosul and declared a "caliphate" in 2014. Fearing he would be indoctrinated and sent to fight by the terrorists, his parents took him out of school. Three years later, he sells ice cream at a refugee camp for internally displaced Iraqis.
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This New Bridge Becomes Ray Of Hope For People Fleeing Mosul
Iraqi's army has built a new pontoon bridge over the Tigris river south of Mosul, after flooding had blocked all crossing points, opening an escape route for families fleeing fighting between government forces and ISIS.
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Red Cross Says Seven Treated For Exposure To Toxic Agents Near Mosul
Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where ISIS is fighting US-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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'I've Never Seen Such War' Says 90-Year-Old Rescued From Mosul
Ninety-year-old Khatla Ali Abdallah has survived decades of turbulence in northern Iraq, but the frail grandmother who fled the battle for Mosul this week says the fighting there is the worst she has ever seen.
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To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help
Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against ISIS is also being waged in the open desert.
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Iraq PM Announces Launch Of Operation On West Mosul: Report
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.
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Possible To Clear ISIS Bastion In Iraq Before Summer: Francois Hollande
The international coalition and local forces fighting the ISIS terrorists could take back Mosul, the group's stronghold in Iraq before summer after making major advances in the city area, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.
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Humble Iraqi Dish Offers Taste of Home for Mosul's Displaced
Long before it became famous as a battlefield in the fight against the Islamic State group, the Iraqi city of Mosul was known for its ancient cuisine, enriched by Syrian, Turkish and Persian recipes.
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Iraq's Resumed Assault On ISIS In Mosul Makes Gains
Iraq's special forces continued to push back ISIS terrorists in the eastern sector of Mosul on Friday in intense fighting that forced scores of people to flee their homes.
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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.
