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Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
Middle East

Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul

The Iraqi military backed by US-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of…
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
Middle East

American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV

A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had traveled from…
US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul
Middle East

US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul

The United States is willing to deploy Apache attack helicopters and advisers to help Iraq retake the city of Mosul…
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
Middle East

Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM

A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from Islamic State is unlikely to happen this year,…
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank
Middle East

ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank

Islamic State published a video on Monday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in its…
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Middle East

Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says

Special-forces raids on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq are under way before a planned offensive to retake Mosul,…
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
Middle East

UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul

The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the…
IS beheads four victims over homosexuality in Mosul
Egypt

IS beheads four victims over homosexuality in Mosul

The terrorist group Islamic State beheaded on Monday four suspects in the Iraqi city of Mosul for allegedly being homosexuals, according…
IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq
Egypt

IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq

The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly chopped the hands of three women over unknown charges and flogged five men for…
UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds
World

UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds

The UN Security Council is set on Thursday to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off millions of dollars in…
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