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'Crashing Waves' Of Jihadists Fray Soldiers' Nerves In Mosul Battle
A week after his tank division punched through ISIS defences on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army colonel says the fight to drive the militants out of their urban stronghold is turning into a nightmare.
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ISIS Has 5,000 To 6,000 Fighters In Mosul: Iraqi Army
ISIS has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters defending the city of Mosul against an offensive by Iraqi forces, the head of Iraq's special forces Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi Army Storms To Edge Of ISIS-Held Falluja Under US Air Support
The Iraqi army stormed to the southern edge of Falluja under US air support on Monday and captured a police station inside the city limits, launching a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of ISIS terrorists.
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Iraqi Army Plane Crashes, 3 Crew Missing: Military Source
An Iraqi army plane crashed during a reconnaissance flight near the city of Kirkuk on Wednesday and its three crew went missing, a high-ranking military source said, blaming a "technical problem".
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Iraq Deploying Thousands Of Troops To Retake Mosul
The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the ISIS hub of Mosul, officials said today.
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ISIS Suffers Double Blow As Ramadi Falls, Leaders Killed
US-led forces have killed 10 ISIS leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a US spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it from the city of Ramadi.
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Ramadi Fell After Unwarranted Iraqi Pullout: Coalition Officer
The Islamic State group took the city of Ramadi because an Iraqi commander unnecessarily ordered his forces to withdraw, a senior officer in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition said on Wednesday.
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Allies Back Iraq Plan Against Islamic State, Baghdad Seeks More Help
Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed on Tuesday Iraq's plan to retake territory from the jihadist movement after being accused by the Iraqi premier of not doing enough to help Baghdad push back the insurgents.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Islamic State Takeover of Ramadi a 'Setback': US Military
The US military said today that the fall of Ramadi to the Islamic State (IS) group was "a setback" but vowed the Iraqi government backed by American air power would eventually seize back control of the western city.
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Iraq Massacre Site Turns Into 'Shrine' of Anti-Islamic State War
On the Tigris River waterfront where jihadists executed hundreds of captured Iraqi army recruits last year, bloodstains are gradually being covered by streaks of candle wax dripping down the quay.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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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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'Jihadi John' Relatives Under Watch in Kuwait: Reports
Kuwaiti authorities are closely monitoring several relatives of "Jihadi John" who live and work in the Gulf emirate where the Islamic State executioner was born, press reports said today.
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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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'Crashing Waves' Of Jihadists Fray Soldiers' Nerves In Mosul Battle
A week after his tank division punched through ISIS defences on the southeast edge of Mosul, an Iraqi army colonel says the fight to drive the militants out of their urban stronghold is turning into a nightmare.
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ISIS Has 5,000 To 6,000 Fighters In Mosul: Iraqi Army
ISIS has 5,000 to 6,000 fighters defending the city of Mosul against an offensive by Iraqi forces, the head of Iraq's special forces Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said on Wednesday.
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Iraqi Army Storms To Edge Of ISIS-Held Falluja Under US Air Support
The Iraqi army stormed to the southern edge of Falluja under US air support on Monday and captured a police station inside the city limits, launching a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of ISIS terrorists.
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Iraqi Army Plane Crashes, 3 Crew Missing: Military Source
An Iraqi army plane crashed during a reconnaissance flight near the city of Kirkuk on Wednesday and its three crew went missing, a high-ranking military source said, blaming a "technical problem".
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Iraq Deploying Thousands Of Troops To Retake Mosul
The Iraqi army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to retake the ISIS hub of Mosul, officials said today.
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ISIS Suffers Double Blow As Ramadi Falls, Leaders Killed
US-led forces have killed 10 ISIS leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a US spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it from the city of Ramadi.
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Ramadi Fell After Unwarranted Iraqi Pullout: Coalition Officer
The Islamic State group took the city of Ramadi because an Iraqi commander unnecessarily ordered his forces to withdraw, a senior officer in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition said on Wednesday.
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Allies Back Iraq Plan Against Islamic State, Baghdad Seeks More Help
Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed on Tuesday Iraq's plan to retake territory from the jihadist movement after being accused by the Iraqi premier of not doing enough to help Baghdad push back the insurgents.
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Barack Obama Praises 'Fallen Heroes,' Touts End of Mideast Wars
US President Barack Obama paid a Memorial Day tribute to America's "fallen heroes" Monday, stressing the heavy burden of perennial wars and underscoring his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Islamic State Takeover of Ramadi a 'Setback': US Military
The US military said today that the fall of Ramadi to the Islamic State (IS) group was "a setback" but vowed the Iraqi government backed by American air power would eventually seize back control of the western city.
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Iraq Massacre Site Turns Into 'Shrine' of Anti-Islamic State War
On the Tigris River waterfront where jihadists executed hundreds of captured Iraqi army recruits last year, bloodstains are gradually being covered by streaks of candle wax dripping down the quay.
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Iraq Army Says Coalition Strikes Needed to Take Tikrit
Coalition air strikes are needed to retake Tikrit, where die-hard jihadists are defending their last redoubt with trenches, sandbags and roadside bombs, Iraqi officers said on Sunday.
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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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'Jihadi John' Relatives Under Watch in Kuwait: Reports
Kuwaiti authorities are closely monitoring several relatives of "Jihadi John" who live and work in the Gulf emirate where the Islamic State executioner was born, press reports said today.
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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.
