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Amnesty Urges Iraq To Reveal Whereabouts Of 643 Abducted Boys And Men
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni Muslim boys and men abducted five years ago by Shiite paramilitaries fighting the Islamic State (IS) group.
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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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Iraq Forces Oust ISIS From Northern Town In Drive On Hawija
Iraqi forces achieved the first goal of a new offensive against the ISIS group on just its second day Friday, penetrating the northern town of Sharqat
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United Nations Council To Meet At Moscow's Request On Syria, Iraq
Russia has denounced the deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq, but the United Nations Security Council did not take a stand on the dispute.
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Turkish PM Denies Expanding Military Operations in Iraq
Turkey today denied that it has expanded its military activities in northern Iraq after it deployed troops close to an area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) group, a move blasted by Baghdad as illegal.
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Ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Apologises for 'Mistakes' in Iraq, Admits it Led to Rise of ISIS
Britain's ex-leader Tony Blair again apologised today for certain aspects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, adding there were "elements of truth" to the view it was connected to the rise of the Islamic State group.
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Hillary Clinton Hits Back at Jeb Bush's Criticism on Iraq Policy
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton returned fire on Saturday at her Republican rival Jeb Bush's claim that a "premature" US pullout from Iraq fueled the rise of the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Claims Iraq Car Bombs That Kill Nearly 60
At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Monday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State in a province once considered mostly free of them.
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Barack Obama Says US to Increase Support for Syria Opposition
President Barack Obama pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria's civil war on Monday and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers.
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Islamic State Kills 5 Policemen Near Baiji Refinery
Islamic State has killed five policemen in a town near Iraq's biggest refinery, in an attack that may help ease pressure on some of its fighters trapped in the strategically important facility, a security official said today.
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Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
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More Than 90,000 People Flee Violence in Iraq's Anbar Province: UN
More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Iraq's western province of Anbar where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Gains Ground Near Capital of Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants gained ground in western Iraq on Wednesday, overrunning several villages on the edge of the capital of Anbar province, police sources and local officials said.
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Iraq Battles Islamic State in Tikrit Week After City 'Retaken'
Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries battled militants from the Islamic State jihadist group in Tikrit on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, a week after the city was declared retaken.
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Iraqi Forces Poised for Final Assault on Islamic State in Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi forces on Saturday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be liberated within three days.
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Amnesty Urges Iraq To Reveal Whereabouts Of 643 Abducted Boys And Men
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni Muslim boys and men abducted five years ago by Shiite paramilitaries fighting the Islamic State (IS) group.
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India Says UN Must Focus On Eliminating Threats By Terror Groups In Iraq
Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, Iraq, India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
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Iraq Forces Oust ISIS From Northern Town In Drive On Hawija
Iraqi forces achieved the first goal of a new offensive against the ISIS group on just its second day Friday, penetrating the northern town of Sharqat
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United Nations Council To Meet At Moscow's Request On Syria, Iraq
Russia has denounced the deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq, but the United Nations Security Council did not take a stand on the dispute.
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Turkish PM Denies Expanding Military Operations in Iraq
Turkey today denied that it has expanded its military activities in northern Iraq after it deployed troops close to an area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) group, a move blasted by Baghdad as illegal.
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Ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Apologises for 'Mistakes' in Iraq, Admits it Led to Rise of ISIS
Britain's ex-leader Tony Blair again apologised today for certain aspects of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, adding there were "elements of truth" to the view it was connected to the rise of the Islamic State group.
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Hillary Clinton Hits Back at Jeb Bush's Criticism on Iraq Policy
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton returned fire on Saturday at her Republican rival Jeb Bush's claim that a "premature" US pullout from Iraq fueled the rise of the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Claims Iraq Car Bombs That Kill Nearly 60
At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Monday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State in a province once considered mostly free of them.
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Barack Obama Says US to Increase Support for Syria Opposition
President Barack Obama pledged to increase U.S. support for the moderate opposition in Syria's civil war on Monday and said the United States needed to do more at home to prevent attacks and combat Islamic State efforts to recruit followers.
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Islamic State Kills 5 Policemen Near Baiji Refinery
Islamic State has killed five policemen in a town near Iraq's biggest refinery, in an attack that may help ease pressure on some of its fighters trapped in the strategically important facility, a security official said today.
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Iran 'Godfather' of Islmaic Jihadists: Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi
The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group addressed US lawmakers for the first time Wednesday and warned of the links between Shiite Iran and the Sunni Muslim Islamic State (IS) militants.
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More Than 90,000 People Flee Violence in Iraq's Anbar Province: UN
More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Iraq's western province of Anbar where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Gains Ground Near Capital of Iraq's Anbar Province
Islamic State militants gained ground in western Iraq on Wednesday, overrunning several villages on the edge of the capital of Anbar province, police sources and local officials said.
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Iraq Battles Islamic State in Tikrit Week After City 'Retaken'
Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries battled militants from the Islamic State jihadist group in Tikrit on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, a week after the city was declared retaken.
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Iraqi Forces Poised for Final Assault on Islamic State in Iraq's Tikrit
Iraqi forces on Saturday plotted ways of flushing out die-hard jihadists from central Tikrit, which one commander predicted would be liberated within three days.
