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US, Allies Reducing Forces In Iraq: Pentagon
US and allied forces are reducing their presence in Iraq, the Pentagon said, winding down a more than decade-long mission there against the Islamic State as planned.
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Ericsson Employees May Have Bribed ISIS In Iraq, CEO Suspects
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson suspects some of its employees in Iraq may have bribed Islamic State group members to get its road transports through the country, its chief executive said Wednesday.
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Suicide Truck Bomb Kills More Than 80 In Iraq
A suicide truck bomb killed more than 80 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said.
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ISIS Said To Use Mosul Residents As Human Shields As Coalition Closes In
Residents of Mosul said ISIS was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the terrorists' stronghold.
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ISIS May Be Making Chemical Arms, Warns Watchdog
There are "extremely worrying" signs that the ISIS group may be making its own chemical arms and have used them already in Iraq and Syria, a global watchdog said Tuesday.
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Britain Sends More Troops To Train Iraqis Fighting ISIS
Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the ISIS group.
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US And Allies Conduct 33 Strikes Against ISIS, Says US Military
The United States and its allied targeted ISIS militants in Iraq with 17 strikes on Friday and 16 strikes in Syria, the US military said on Saturday.
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Iraq Risks Losing Generation Due To Lack Of Schools, Healthcare: UNICEF
Preventing violence from depriving millions of children in Iraq of education and decent healthcare is a key humanitarian priority for the country in 2016, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
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2016 Will Be Year Of Final Victory Against ISIS: Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi
The coming year will see the total defeat of ISIS in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday in a speech broadcast on state TV, praising the capture of the western city of Ramadi.
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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 and Allies Lead 27 Strikes Against Islamic State, Says US Military
The United States and its allies staged 27 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Thursday.
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Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due to Syria Strikes
Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority ordered all flights to and from two northern airports be suspended beginning on Monday due to danger from cruise missiles and bombers crossing to Syria.
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US, Allies Conduct 31 Strikes Against Islamic State: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 31 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the US military said in a statement today.
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30 Islamic State Terrorists Killed in Air Strikes and Clashes in Iraq
Thirty terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in air strikes and clashes with Iraqi security forces today near the IS-held city of Ramadi, a provincial security source said.
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United States, Allies Conduct 20 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq
A coalition led by the United States conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, according to a military statement that did not directly address reports that the militant group's reclusive leader was killed in one of the bombardments.
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US, Allies Reducing Forces In Iraq: Pentagon
US and allied forces are reducing their presence in Iraq, the Pentagon said, winding down a more than decade-long mission there against the Islamic State as planned.
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Ericsson Employees May Have Bribed ISIS In Iraq, CEO Suspects
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson suspects some of its employees in Iraq may have bribed Islamic State group members to get its road transports through the country, its chief executive said Wednesday.
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Suicide Truck Bomb Kills More Than 80 In Iraq
A suicide truck bomb killed more than 80 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said.
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ISIS Said To Use Mosul Residents As Human Shields As Coalition Closes In
Residents of Mosul said ISIS was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the terrorists' stronghold.
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ISIS May Be Making Chemical Arms, Warns Watchdog
There are "extremely worrying" signs that the ISIS group may be making its own chemical arms and have used them already in Iraq and Syria, a global watchdog said Tuesday.
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Britain Sends More Troops To Train Iraqis Fighting ISIS
Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the ISIS group.
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US And Allies Conduct 33 Strikes Against ISIS, Says US Military
The United States and its allied targeted ISIS militants in Iraq with 17 strikes on Friday and 16 strikes in Syria, the US military said on Saturday.
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Iraq Risks Losing Generation Due To Lack Of Schools, Healthcare: UNICEF
Preventing violence from depriving millions of children in Iraq of education and decent healthcare is a key humanitarian priority for the country in 2016, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
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2016 Will Be Year Of Final Victory Against ISIS: Iraq PM Haider al-Abadi
The coming year will see the total defeat of ISIS in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday in a speech broadcast on state TV, praising the capture of the western city of Ramadi.
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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 and Allies Lead 27 Strikes Against Islamic State, Says US Military
The United States and its allies staged 27 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Thursday.
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Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due to Syria Strikes
Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority ordered all flights to and from two northern airports be suspended beginning on Monday due to danger from cruise missiles and bombers crossing to Syria.
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US, Allies Conduct 31 Strikes Against Islamic State: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 31 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the US military said in a statement today.
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30 Islamic State Terrorists Killed in Air Strikes and Clashes in Iraq
Thirty terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in air strikes and clashes with Iraqi security forces today near the IS-held city of Ramadi, a provincial security source said.
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United States, Allies Conduct 20 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq
A coalition led by the United States conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, according to a military statement that did not directly address reports that the militant group's reclusive leader was killed in one of the bombardments.
