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War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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Yemen Militia Sends Forces South as UN Warns of Civil War
Yemen's Shiite militia sent reinforcements south and clashed with local fighters today after the United Nations warned the country is on the brink of a protracted civil war.
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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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Iraqi Sunnis Join Feared Shiite Militia to Battle Islamic State
Wearing a camouflage uniform with militia patches and a green headband, Nawar Mohammed is the image of an Iraqi Shiite fighter except for one detail: he is Sunni.
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Islamic State Executes Shi'ite Militia Fighters North of Baghdad
Islamic State fighters executed 12 Shi'ite militiamen north of Baghdad after heavy fighting for control of a rural village, security sources said on Sunday.
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'Dozens' Killed in Yemen Bomb Attack on Huthi Militia
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Huthi fighters in central Yemen on Wednesday killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said.
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'Dozens' Killed in Yemen Bomb Attack on Huthi Militia
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Huthi fighters in central Yemen today killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said.
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War Against The Islamic State Redrawing Borders
Along the vast, zigzagging perimeter of the Islamic State's self-styled state, the militants are steadily being pushed back as the forces ranged against them gain in strength.
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Iraqi Forces Say Most of Baiji Town Recaptured From Islamic State
Iraqi forces have cleared Islamic State militants from most of the northern town of Baiji and hope to drive them from the nearby oil refinery within days, a spokesman for the Shi'ite militias leading the fight said today.
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US, Shiite Fighters Not Working Together at Iraq Base: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that there are some Shiite fighters at an Iraqi military base where Washington just sent 450 reinforcements, but they were not working with US forces, underscoring concerns over links with the sectarian fighters.
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Australia Brokers Intelligence-Sharing Deal With Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today after a visit to Tehran.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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Yemen Militia Sends Forces South as UN Warns of Civil War
Yemen's Shiite militia sent reinforcements south and clashed with local fighters today after the United Nations warned the country is on the brink of a protracted civil war.
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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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Iraqi Sunnis Join Feared Shiite Militia to Battle Islamic State
Wearing a camouflage uniform with militia patches and a green headband, Nawar Mohammed is the image of an Iraqi Shiite fighter except for one detail: he is Sunni.
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Islamic State Executes Shi'ite Militia Fighters North of Baghdad
Islamic State fighters executed 12 Shi'ite militiamen north of Baghdad after heavy fighting for control of a rural village, security sources said on Sunday.
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'Dozens' Killed in Yemen Bomb Attack on Huthi Militia
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Huthi fighters in central Yemen on Wednesday killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said.
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'Dozens' Killed in Yemen Bomb Attack on Huthi Militia
A bomb attack on a gathering of Shiite Huthi fighters in central Yemen today killed dozens of people, military and tribal sources said.
