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President Trump Says Almost 100 Per Cent Of Territory Regained From ISIS
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won back almost 100 percent of territory occupied by ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
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With Loss Of Caliphate, ISIS Could Turn Even More Reckless And Radical
The brazen attack on worshipers at an Egyptian mosque early Friday showed the ability of the Islamic State's regional affiliates to inflict death and exact revenge for the loss of the group's main enclaves in Iraq and Syria.
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Al-Qaim, Last ISIS Bastion In Iraq: Army
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the town of Al-Qaim in the ISIS group's last bastion in the country, military commanders said.
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For ISIS Followers, Terror By Truck Is Now The Default Choice And The Hardest To Stop
In Stockholm, the perpetrator was an Uzbek immigrant who careened down a busy shopping street in a hijacked beer truck, hitting 19 pedestrians before crashing his vehicle into a department store. Five of his victims died, including an 11-year-old girl.
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last ISIS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the ISIS group from Raqa on Thursday, trapping the besieged terrorists inside their de facto Syrian capital.
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Status Of Main Battle Fronts In Iraq And Syria
Here are the latest developments on the main battle fronts in Iraq and Syria, as of 2100 GMT on Thursday:
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In Charred Church Near Mosul, Iraqi Christians Pray Once More
Surrounded by charred walls and in front of a ruined altar, dozens of Iraqi Christians celebrated mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh on Sunday for the first time since it was recaptured from ISIS.
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ISIS Territory Shrinks 12 Per Cent Since Start Of 2016: IHS
The ISIS group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, according to an analysis by British think-tank IHS.
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ISIS Has Lost Nearly Half The Area It Once Claimed In Iraq: Pentagon
The ISIS has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, including almost half of what it had once held in Iraq.
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ISIS Turns To Selling Fish, Cars To Offset Oil Losses: Report
ISIS earns millions of dollars a month running car dealerships and fish farms in Iraq, making up for lower oil income after its battlefield losses, Iraqi judicial authorities said on Thursday.
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Cash-Strapped ISIS Killing Injured Fighters To Sell Organs: Reports
Cash-strapped ISIS terror group has been killing its injured fighters so that their organs can be extracted and sold on the black market abroad, according to media reports.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Israeli Arab Named As Suspect In Tel Aviv Bar Shooting
Police in Israel were hunting on Saturday for an Israeli Arab identified as the suspect in Friday's deadly shooting attack on a Tel Aviv bar, a case they described as "complex and unique".
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President Trump Says Almost 100 Per Cent Of Territory Regained From ISIS
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won back almost 100 percent of territory occupied by ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
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With Loss Of Caliphate, ISIS Could Turn Even More Reckless And Radical
The brazen attack on worshipers at an Egyptian mosque early Friday showed the ability of the Islamic State's regional affiliates to inflict death and exact revenge for the loss of the group's main enclaves in Iraq and Syria.
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Declares End Of Islamic State
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the "thousands of martyrs" killed in operations organised by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Al-Qaim, Last ISIS Bastion In Iraq: Army
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the town of Al-Qaim in the ISIS group's last bastion in the country, military commanders said.
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For ISIS Followers, Terror By Truck Is Now The Default Choice And The Hardest To Stop
In Stockholm, the perpetrator was an Uzbek immigrant who careened down a busy shopping street in a hijacked beer truck, hitting 19 pedestrians before crashing his vehicle into a department store. Five of his victims died, including an 11-year-old girl.
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last ISIS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the ISIS group from Raqa on Thursday, trapping the besieged terrorists inside their de facto Syrian capital.
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Status Of Main Battle Fronts In Iraq And Syria
Here are the latest developments on the main battle fronts in Iraq and Syria, as of 2100 GMT on Thursday:
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In Charred Church Near Mosul, Iraqi Christians Pray Once More
Surrounded by charred walls and in front of a ruined altar, dozens of Iraqi Christians celebrated mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh on Sunday for the first time since it was recaptured from ISIS.
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ISIS Territory Shrinks 12 Per Cent Since Start Of 2016: IHS
The ISIS group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, according to an analysis by British think-tank IHS.
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ISIS Has Lost Nearly Half The Area It Once Claimed In Iraq: Pentagon
The ISIS has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, including almost half of what it had once held in Iraq.
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ISIS Turns To Selling Fish, Cars To Offset Oil Losses: Report
ISIS earns millions of dollars a month running car dealerships and fish farms in Iraq, making up for lower oil income after its battlefield losses, Iraqi judicial authorities said on Thursday.
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Cash-Strapped ISIS Killing Injured Fighters To Sell Organs: Reports
Cash-strapped ISIS terror group has been killing its injured fighters so that their organs can be extracted and sold on the black market abroad, according to media reports.
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Barack Obama Expected To Name New Commander For Mideast
President Barack Obama is expected to put a special operations officer in charge of US Central Command, the headquarters that oversees US military operations against the ISIS in Iraq and Syria as well as the war in Afghanistan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.
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Israeli Arab Named As Suspect In Tel Aviv Bar Shooting
Police in Israel were hunting on Saturday for an Israeli Arab identified as the suspect in Friday's deadly shooting attack on a Tel Aviv bar, a case they described as "complex and unique".
