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Iraq Recovers Property Worth Millions After Illegal Sale
The Iraqi government said Wednesday it had retaken ownership of a piece of property in Baghdad worth millions of dollars after it was unlawfully sold to a government official's wife.
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Gunmen Storm Iraq Kurdish Governor's Office, Killing 1
Three gunmen on Monday stormed the governor's headquarters in Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, opening fire and killing one employee before being shot dead, officials said.
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UN Warns Of Increasing Civilian Deaths In Battle For Iraqi City Of Mosul
Children trying to flee western Mosul have been shot dead by ISIS terrorists, the U.N. human rights office said on Thursday, saying it had reports of a "significant escalation" in civilians deaths in the battle for the Iraqi city.
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At Least 12 Dead In 2 Baghdad Car Bomb Attacks: Sources
At least 12 people were killed on Saturday in two separate car bomb attacks in Baghdad targeting security forces, police sources said.
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UN Chief Presses Iraq On National Reconciliation To Defeat ISIS
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on the Iraqi government on Saturday to step up efforts to foster reconciliation between the nation's Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim communities in order to combat ISIS.
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Iraq Turns To UN Security Council Over Turkish Troops
Iraq has turned to the United Nations Security Council to complain about the deployment of Turkish troops to the country's north, the US envoy said on Friday.
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Turkey Vows To Address Iraq's Concerns Over Troop Deployment
Turkey today vowed to address the central Iraqi government's concerns over a deployment of Turkish troops at a camp close to an ISIS-held area in northern Iraq.
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US Transfers Widow of Top Islamic State Figure to Iraqi Custody
The United States on Thursday handed over to Iraqi authorities the widow of a senior Islamic State leader who had been detained by US forces since May, the Pentagon announced.
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Iraqi Militia Leader Says US Not Serious About Fighting Islamic State
The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the US-led coalition's campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to uproot radical Sunni jihadis controlling large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
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Twitter, YouTube Analysis Pinpoints Islamic State Strategy
Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
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Iraq Not Sending Enough Forces for Training: Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter
The US Secretary of Defense called out Baghdad Wednesday to send more recruits to American-run training camps, as Iraq struggles to battle the Islamic State group with a weakened military.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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12 Months Under Islamic State Rule, Iraq's Mosul Bides Its Time
Wresting back Mosul, Iraq's second city, was always seen as the top prize and climax of any fightback against the Islamic State (IS) group.
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US General Dismisses Doubts About Air War Against Islamic State
A top US Air Force general insisted Friday the American-led air campaign against the Islamic State was effective, rejecting criticism that it was too slow or overly cautious.
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Islamic State Militants Use Water as Weapon in Western Iraq
Islamic State militants have closed gates of a dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, reducing the water and giving them greater freedom of movement to attack government forces downstream on the southern bank, local officials said.
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Iraq Recovers Property Worth Millions After Illegal Sale
The Iraqi government said Wednesday it had retaken ownership of a piece of property in Baghdad worth millions of dollars after it was unlawfully sold to a government official's wife.
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Gunmen Storm Iraq Kurdish Governor's Office, Killing 1
Three gunmen on Monday stormed the governor's headquarters in Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, opening fire and killing one employee before being shot dead, officials said.
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UN Warns Of Increasing Civilian Deaths In Battle For Iraqi City Of Mosul
Children trying to flee western Mosul have been shot dead by ISIS terrorists, the U.N. human rights office said on Thursday, saying it had reports of a "significant escalation" in civilians deaths in the battle for the Iraqi city.
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At Least 12 Dead In 2 Baghdad Car Bomb Attacks: Sources
At least 12 people were killed on Saturday in two separate car bomb attacks in Baghdad targeting security forces, police sources said.
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UN Chief Presses Iraq On National Reconciliation To Defeat ISIS
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on the Iraqi government on Saturday to step up efforts to foster reconciliation between the nation's Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim communities in order to combat ISIS.
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Iraq Turns To UN Security Council Over Turkish Troops
Iraq has turned to the United Nations Security Council to complain about the deployment of Turkish troops to the country's north, the US envoy said on Friday.
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Turkey Vows To Address Iraq's Concerns Over Troop Deployment
Turkey today vowed to address the central Iraqi government's concerns over a deployment of Turkish troops at a camp close to an ISIS-held area in northern Iraq.
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US Transfers Widow of Top Islamic State Figure to Iraqi Custody
The United States on Thursday handed over to Iraqi authorities the widow of a senior Islamic State leader who had been detained by US forces since May, the Pentagon announced.
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Iraqi Militia Leader Says US Not Serious About Fighting Islamic State
The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the US-led coalition's campaign against Islamic State ineffective and accused Washington of lacking the will to uproot radical Sunni jihadis controlling large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
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Twitter, YouTube Analysis Pinpoints Islamic State Strategy
Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
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Iraq Not Sending Enough Forces for Training: Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter
The US Secretary of Defense called out Baghdad Wednesday to send more recruits to American-run training camps, as Iraq struggles to battle the Islamic State group with a weakened military.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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12 Months Under Islamic State Rule, Iraq's Mosul Bides Its Time
Wresting back Mosul, Iraq's second city, was always seen as the top prize and climax of any fightback against the Islamic State (IS) group.
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US General Dismisses Doubts About Air War Against Islamic State
A top US Air Force general insisted Friday the American-led air campaign against the Islamic State was effective, rejecting criticism that it was too slow or overly cautious.
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Islamic State Militants Use Water as Weapon in Western Iraq
Islamic State militants have closed gates of a dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, reducing the water and giving them greater freedom of movement to attack government forces downstream on the southern bank, local officials said.
