Us Backed Iraqi Forces

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  Iran Offers Support To New Iraq PM, Demands Removal Of US Forces

  Iran on Sunday offered its full support for new Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and reiterated its backing for the government's demand for U.S. forces to leave the country.

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  Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third Of West Mosul: Commander

  Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the ISIS since launching an assault on the area last month, a commander said Sunday.

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  Iraqi Forces Retake Main Government Offices, Museum In Mosul

  Iraqi forces said on Tuesday that they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from terrorists.

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  Iraqi Forces Converge On ISIS Occupied Mosul Airport

  Iraqi forces,backed by jets and helicopters, battled their way to Mosul airport on Monday as they prepared to take on the ISIS' stronghold in the city's west bank.

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  US Mulls Air Strikes on Tikrit, Aids Iraqis With 'Eye in the Sky'

  Washington is considering launching air strikes, possibly within days, to back up Iraqi and Shiite forces battling to recapture Tikrit from the Islamic State jihadist group, US officials said.

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  Islamic State Jihadists Attack Iraq Base Housing US Forces

  Iraqi soldiers backed by US-led coalition aircraft repelled an attack today by the Islamic State group on a base where hundreds of US troops are training local security forces, officials said.

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  Iraq Kurds, Coalition Jets in Major Push to Retake Sinjar Area

  Iraqi Kurdish forces on Wednesday launched a broad offensive backed by mass bombing from US-led coalition warplanes to retake the northeastern Sinjar area from the Islamic State group.

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  Iraqi Kurdish Forces Enter Syria to Fight Islamic State

  A first group of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have defied U.S. air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish defenders.

• Jihadists Take Heavy Losses in Battle for Syria's Kobane

  The Islamic State group was taking heavy losses in the Syrian battleground of Kobane on Sunday as Iraqi forces fought the jihadists buoyed by US backing for top government security appointments.

• Iraqi Kurds Retake Country's Main Dam from Jihadists

  Iraqi Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes retook the country's largest dam from jihadists yesterday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.

• US Drones Over Baghdad as Iraq Battles for Tikrit

  Armed American drones were flying over Baghdad to defend US military advisers and diplomats as Iraqi forces readied a massive operation Saturday to take back Saddam Hussein's hometown from Sunni militants.

• Iraqi Forces Ready Push After Obama Offers Advisers

  Iraqi forces were massing north of Baghdad on Friday, aiming to strike back at Sunni Islamists whose drive toward the capital prompted the United States to send military advisers to stiffen government resistance.

• Battle for Iraq Refinery as US Hesitates to Strike

  Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.

• Iraq Battles to Hold Biggest Refinery

  Iraqi government forces battled Sunni militants for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a US response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad.