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Rocket Fired Into Baghdad Green Zone Where Embassies Are Located
A Katyusha rocket was fired Sunday into Baghdad's Green Zone housing government offices and embassies including the US mission, days after the United States evacuated staff from Iraq citing threats from Iran.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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US Prepares Plans for More Troops, New Base in Iraq, Say Officials
The United States is expected to announce today plans for a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province and the deployment of around 400 additional US trainers to help Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State, a US official said.
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12 Months Under Islamic State Rule, Iraq's Mosul Bides Its Time
Wresting back Mosul, Iraq's second city, was always seen as the top prize and climax of any fightback against the Islamic State (IS) group.
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US Delivers 2,000 Rockets for Iraq But Holds Half for Now: Source
The United States has delivered 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank weapons destined for Iraq, sending 1,000 directly to the government in Baghdad, with the U.S.-led coalition holding the other half in the region for training Iraqis and for future contingencies, a U.S. defence official told Reuters on Monday.
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Islamic State Raises Flag Over Local Government Headquaters in Iraq's Ramadi
Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital.
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Australia Deploys 330 More Troops to Iraq in Training Mission
Australia said today 330 troops were heading to Iraq for two years to train local soldiers fighting jihadists including the Islamic State group, joining an aerial and special forces contingent in the region.
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Syrian People Feel Abandoned as World Focuses on Islamic State: UN
The people of Syria feel "increasingly abandoned by the world" as global attention focuses on Islamic State militants, while violence and government bureaucracy hinder attempts to deliver aid to 12 million people, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to Convene Anti-Islamic State War Council in Kuwait
New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks today in Kuwait with top US commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said.
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Westerners Join Iraqi Christian Militia to Fight Islamic State
Thousands of foreigners have flocked to Iraq and Syria in the past two years, mostly to join Islamic State, but a handful of idealistic Westerners are enlisting as well, citing frustration their governments are not doing more to combat the ultra-radical Islamists or prevent the suffering of innocents.
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Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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UN Panel Emphasizes Bashar Assad's Role in Syria War Crimes
As nations mount an offensive against the Islamic State militants that have gained a stronghold in Iraq and Syria, a U.N. human rights commission emphasized Tuesday that the Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has committed the bulk of atrocities in the civil war.
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In Northeast Syria, Islamic State Builds a Government
In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has insinuated itself into nearly every aspect of daily life.
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Both Sides Guilty of Atrocities in Iraq Fight: UN Debate
Both Islamist fighters and, to a lesser extent, Iraqi government forces have killed civilians and committed atrocities in three months of fighting, a senior U.N. official said in an emergency debate on the conflict on Monday.
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Rocket Fired Into Baghdad Green Zone Where Embassies Are Located
A Katyusha rocket was fired Sunday into Baghdad's Green Zone housing government offices and embassies including the US mission, days after the United States evacuated staff from Iraq citing threats from Iran.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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US Prepares Plans for More Troops, New Base in Iraq, Say Officials
The United States is expected to announce today plans for a new military base in Iraq's Anbar province and the deployment of around 400 additional US trainers to help Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State, a US official said.
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12 Months Under Islamic State Rule, Iraq's Mosul Bides Its Time
Wresting back Mosul, Iraq's second city, was always seen as the top prize and climax of any fightback against the Islamic State (IS) group.
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US Delivers 2,000 Rockets for Iraq But Holds Half for Now: Source
The United States has delivered 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank weapons destined for Iraq, sending 1,000 directly to the government in Baghdad, with the U.S.-led coalition holding the other half in the region for training Iraqis and for future contingencies, a U.S. defence official told Reuters on Monday.
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Islamic State Raises Flag Over Local Government Headquaters in Iraq's Ramadi
Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital.
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Australia Deploys 330 More Troops to Iraq in Training Mission
Australia said today 330 troops were heading to Iraq for two years to train local soldiers fighting jihadists including the Islamic State group, joining an aerial and special forces contingent in the region.
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Syrian People Feel Abandoned as World Focuses on Islamic State: UN
The people of Syria feel "increasingly abandoned by the world" as global attention focuses on Islamic State militants, while violence and government bureaucracy hinder attempts to deliver aid to 12 million people, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to Convene Anti-Islamic State War Council in Kuwait
New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks today in Kuwait with top US commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said.
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Westerners Join Iraqi Christian Militia to Fight Islamic State
Thousands of foreigners have flocked to Iraq and Syria in the past two years, mostly to join Islamic State, but a handful of idealistic Westerners are enlisting as well, citing frustration their governments are not doing more to combat the ultra-radical Islamists or prevent the suffering of innocents.
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Warily, US Learns to Live With More Muscular Iran Role in Iraq
The United States and Iran, which dueled viciously over Iraq during the years of U.S. occupation, suddenly seem to be working in tandem as they confront what both see as a common, even mortal enemy: Islamic State.
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UN Panel Emphasizes Bashar Assad's Role in Syria War Crimes
As nations mount an offensive against the Islamic State militants that have gained a stronghold in Iraq and Syria, a U.N. human rights commission emphasized Tuesday that the Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has committed the bulk of atrocities in the civil war.
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In Northeast Syria, Islamic State Builds a Government
In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has insinuated itself into nearly every aspect of daily life.
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Both Sides Guilty of Atrocities in Iraq Fight: UN Debate
Both Islamist fighters and, to a lesser extent, Iraqi government forces have killed civilians and committed atrocities in three months of fighting, a senior U.N. official said in an emergency debate on the conflict on Monday.
