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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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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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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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John Kerry Hails Albanian Role In Anti-ISIS Coalition
US Secretary of State John Kerry paid tribute Sunday to Albania's efforts as part of the coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists and said he was encouraged by the Balkan nation's attempts to fight corruption.
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Music Videos And Mortars: What The Frontline Near The ISIS Stronghold Looks Like
The Peshmerga call it the Hill of the Doshka, named after the first heavy machine gun that once overlooked this lazy bend in the Great Zab river and the town below where the Kurds fought Saddam Hussein's army in 2003.
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'Unit 732', The French Anti-ISIS Volunteers In Iraq
The translator rushed towards the rudimentary trailer housing the French volunteers who came to Iraq to fight against the ISIS terrorist group alongside Kurdish forces.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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Top US General Seeks Momentum in Iraq, Bucks 'Stalemate' Label
US Marine General Joseph Dunford, who took over this month as America's top military officer, pledged on Tuesday to seek new ways to build momentum in Iraq's battle against Islamic State and bucked descriptions of the conflict as a "stalemate."
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Washington Says Use of Mustard Gas by Islamic State 'Plausible'
A US official deemed it "plausible" Thursday that the Islamic State group used mustard gas against Iraqi Kurd fighters this week.
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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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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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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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John Kerry Hails Albanian Role In Anti-ISIS Coalition
US Secretary of State John Kerry paid tribute Sunday to Albania's efforts as part of the coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists and said he was encouraged by the Balkan nation's attempts to fight corruption.
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Music Videos And Mortars: What The Frontline Near The ISIS Stronghold Looks Like
The Peshmerga call it the Hill of the Doshka, named after the first heavy machine gun that once overlooked this lazy bend in the Great Zab river and the town below where the Kurds fought Saddam Hussein's army in 2003.
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'Unit 732', The French Anti-ISIS Volunteers In Iraq
The translator rushed towards the rudimentary trailer housing the French volunteers who came to Iraq to fight against the ISIS terrorist group alongside Kurdish forces.
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Iraq Kurds Launch Major Offensive to Retake Sinjar From Islamic State: Officer
Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes launched a major operation today to retake the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria.
-
70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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Top US General Seeks Momentum in Iraq, Bucks 'Stalemate' Label
US Marine General Joseph Dunford, who took over this month as America's top military officer, pledged on Tuesday to seek new ways to build momentum in Iraq's battle against Islamic State and bucked descriptions of the conflict as a "stalemate."
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Washington Says Use of Mustard Gas by Islamic State 'Plausible'
A US official deemed it "plausible" Thursday that the Islamic State group used mustard gas against Iraqi Kurd fighters this week.
