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Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced
Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands more displaced Iraqis, returning remains a distant dream.
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Facing Defeat In Mosul, ISIS Mounts Diversionary Attack To The South
ISIS terrorists attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two journalists, even as they were about to lose their last redoubt in the city to an Iraqi military onslaught, security sources said on Friday.
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In Iraq's Mosul, Ghostly Civilians Emerge From Old City Hell
They all say they are back from "hell". Quivering and emaciated, the civilians emerging from Mosul's Old City have survived famine but often lost relatives and sometimes their sanity.
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Islamic State Tunnels Below Mosul Are A Hidden And Deadly Danger
"They're everywhere," said the Iraqi intelligence officer, sweeping his arm from this ancient Christian village toward the horizon. The Iraqi captain was searching for tunnels dug by Islamic State fighters.
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'Do Not Retreat': ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Says On Mosul In Audio Message
Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a "caliphate" two years ago.
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Kurdish Authorities Detain Japanese Journalist In Iraq
A Japanese freelance journalist covering the fighting in Iraq has been detained by Kurdish authorities.
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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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Hundreds Sickened As ISIS Set Sulfur Mine Ablaze To Slow Troops' Advance On Mosul
A fire set by Islamic State militants at a sulfur mine near the city of Mosul in recent days sent plumes of noxious gases over the battlefield, sickening hundreds of civilians and forcing Iraqi and U.S. troops to wear protective masks, health and military officials said on Saturday.
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Mosul Offensive Provides A Pre-Election Boon For Barack Obama
The battle for Mosul is a chance for President Barack Obama to claim an election-year victory over the ISIS group in Iraq and offset failures in Syria.
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Kurdish Forces In Fresh Push To Close In On ISIS Held Mosul
Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on ISIS terrorist in northern Iraq in the early hours today, as part of a plan to close in on their De facto capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.
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Iraqi Forces Open Second Front South Of ISIS-Held Mosul
Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the terrorists in Falluja.
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US Focus on Boosting Iraqi Forces to Help Fight Insurgency
The White House signaled on Wednesday that it was looking to strengthen Iraqi forces to help them deal with an insurgency rather than to meet what one U.S. official said were past Iraqi requests for U.S. air strikes.
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Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced
Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands more displaced Iraqis, returning remains a distant dream.
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Facing Defeat In Mosul, ISIS Mounts Diversionary Attack To The South
ISIS terrorists attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two journalists, even as they were about to lose their last redoubt in the city to an Iraqi military onslaught, security sources said on Friday.
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In Iraq's Mosul, Ghostly Civilians Emerge From Old City Hell
They all say they are back from "hell". Quivering and emaciated, the civilians emerging from Mosul's Old City have survived famine but often lost relatives and sometimes their sanity.
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Islamic State Tunnels Below Mosul Are A Hidden And Deadly Danger
"They're everywhere," said the Iraqi intelligence officer, sweeping his arm from this ancient Christian village toward the horizon. The Iraqi captain was searching for tunnels dug by Islamic State fighters.
-
'Do Not Retreat': ISIS Chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Says On Mosul In Audio Message
Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised to enter the city of Mosul where he declared a "caliphate" two years ago.
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Kurdish Authorities Detain Japanese Journalist In Iraq
A Japanese freelance journalist covering the fighting in Iraq has been detained by Kurdish authorities.
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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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Hundreds Sickened As ISIS Set Sulfur Mine Ablaze To Slow Troops' Advance On Mosul
A fire set by Islamic State militants at a sulfur mine near the city of Mosul in recent days sent plumes of noxious gases over the battlefield, sickening hundreds of civilians and forcing Iraqi and U.S. troops to wear protective masks, health and military officials said on Saturday.
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Mosul Offensive Provides A Pre-Election Boon For Barack Obama
The battle for Mosul is a chance for President Barack Obama to claim an election-year victory over the ISIS group in Iraq and offset failures in Syria.
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Kurdish Forces In Fresh Push To Close In On ISIS Held Mosul
Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on ISIS terrorist in northern Iraq in the early hours today, as part of a plan to close in on their De facto capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.
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Iraqi Forces Open Second Front South Of ISIS-Held Mosul
Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the terrorists in Falluja.
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US Focus on Boosting Iraqi Forces to Help Fight Insurgency
The White House signaled on Wednesday that it was looking to strengthen Iraqi forces to help them deal with an insurgency rather than to meet what one U.S. official said were past Iraqi requests for U.S. air strikes.
