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Iraq Never Knew Its Desert Was Hiding An Israeli Military Base
The installation housed Israeli special forces and functioned as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force.
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Israel Built And Defended A Secret Base In Iraq For Iran War: Report
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the
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"I Think It's Wonderful": Trump Backs Possible Kurdish Offensive In Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would approve of an offensive by Iranian Kurdish fighters into Iran in support of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
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Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
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Death From Above: US Missile Strike Wipes Out ISIS Chief Of Global Ops
The United States, in coordination with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, announced the killing of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as "Abu Khadijah," in a precision airstrike in Iraq's Al Anbar Province.
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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Iraqi Forces Attack One Of The Last Bastions Held By ISIS
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIS, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria
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Iraq Air Force Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the ISIS group inside neighbouring Syria on Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead
Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by ISIS group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said.
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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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Ash Carter: US Will Use Iraq City As Base To Retake Mosul
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying US and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS terrorists.
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Iraq Never Knew Its Desert Was Hiding An Israeli Military Base
The installation housed Israeli special forces and functioned as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force.
-
Israel Built And Defended A Secret Base In Iraq For Iran War: Report
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the
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"I Think It's Wonderful": Trump Backs Possible Kurdish Offensive In Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would approve of an offensive by Iranian Kurdish fighters into Iran in support of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
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Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
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Death From Above: US Missile Strike Wipes Out ISIS Chief Of Global Ops
The United States, in coordination with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, announced the killing of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as "Abu Khadijah," in a precision airstrike in Iraq's Al Anbar Province.
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Air Strike Kills 5 Pro-Iran Militants Fighting With "American Forces" In Iraq: Report
An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.
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Iraq Says Its Air Force Carried Out "Deadly" Air Raid Against ISIS In Syria
The Iraqi air force on Thursday carried out a "deadly raid" against positions of the ISIS group in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office said.
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Iraqi Women Accused Of ISIS Ties Subjected To Sexual Abuse And Isolation At Camps: Reports
In December, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "complete" victory over Islamic State militants after Iraqi forces backed by American advisers and air power clawed back major cities occupied by the extremists for years.
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Iraqi Forces Attack One Of The Last Bastions Held By ISIS
Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIS, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria
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Iraq Air Force Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the ISIS group inside neighbouring Syria on Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad.
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300-Feet High Inferno: On The Front Lines With Oil Workers Battling ISIS
The flames exploded into the sky like a volcanic eruption, blanketing a swath of the Iraqi countryside in a noxious haze of black smoke.
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ISIS Uses Wooden Tanks And Bearded Mannequins In Decoy Attempts
ISIS is using wooden replicas of tanks and Humvees in a bid to subvert an air campaign by the US-led military coalition supporting Iraqi forces in the Mosul operations, even using bearded mannequins to simulate terrorists.
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Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul City Limits, Main Urban Fight Ahead
Iraq's special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by ISIS group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said.
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Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District, ISIS Returns Missiles
Fighting raged as Iraq's special forces began their assault on Mosul itself on Tuesday, part of operations to drive the ISIS group from the country's second largest city.
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Ash Carter: US Will Use Iraq City As Base To Retake Mosul
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying US and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS terrorists.
