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ISIS Kills 31 In Tikrit, Includes 14 Police Officers
At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by ISIS terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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12 Killed In Terrorist Attacks North Of Iraq's Tirkit: Security Sources
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
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Islamic State Releases New Footage of 2014 Tikrit Massacre
The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday released new footage of its June 2014 massacre of hundreds of mostly Shiite military recruits in Tikrit.
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Iraqi Court Sentences 24 to Death Over Speicher Killings
An Iraqi court sentenced 24 people to death today over the killing of hundreds of soldiers last year at a former US base near Tikrit during an offensive by Islamic State militants, an official said.
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First Families Return to Tikrit Since City Retaken From Islamic State
Hundreds of people displaced from the Iraqi city of Tikrit started to return home on Monday, three months after pro-government forces recaptured former president Saddam Hussein's hometown from Islamic State militants.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Al Qaeda-Led Rebels Take Idlib's Last Syria Regime Bastion
A rebel coalition led by the Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda stormed and seized the last regime-held city in Idlib province Thursday, as Iraq exhumed the remains of 470 jihadist victims.
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Iraq Battles Islamic State in Tikrit Week After City 'Retaken'
Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries battled militants from the Islamic State jihadist group in Tikrit on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, a week after the city was declared retaken.
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'Only' 152 Homes, Shops Burned in Tikrit: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, today, that "only" 152 homes and shops were burned in Tikrit, where pro-government forces have been accused of carrying out abuses after retaking the city.
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Shi'ite Paramilitary Fighters Continue Looting in Tikrit, Says Iraqi Provincial Council Head
Shi'ite paramilitary fighters continued looting and setting fire to buildings in Tikrit, the head of the city's governing council and its province of Salahuddin told Reuters today that Ahmed al-Kraim, the head of the Salahuddin provincial council, told Reuters that the fighters had burnt "hundred of houses" over the last two days in Tikrit.
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Tikrit Victory Boosts Iraq Fight to Defeat Islamic State
Iraq vowed Wednesday to reclaim the entire country from jihadists after retaking the city of Tikrit in its biggest success yet in the fight against the Islamic State group.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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ISIS Kills 31 In Tikrit, Includes 14 Police Officers
At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by ISIS terrorists in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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12 Killed In Terrorist Attacks North Of Iraq's Tirkit: Security Sources
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.
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Iraq Court Sentences 40 To Death Over 2014 Tikrit Massacre
An Iraqi court today sentenced 40 men to hang over the June 2014 massacre by Sunni jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits in Tikrit, the judiciary said.
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'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fuelled ISIS Crimes: Report
Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fuelled the ISIS's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
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Islamic State Releases New Footage of 2014 Tikrit Massacre
The Islamic State jihadist group on Saturday released new footage of its June 2014 massacre of hundreds of mostly Shiite military recruits in Tikrit.
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Iraqi Court Sentences 24 to Death Over Speicher Killings
An Iraqi court sentenced 24 people to death today over the killing of hundreds of soldiers last year at a former US base near Tikrit during an offensive by Islamic State militants, an official said.
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First Families Return to Tikrit Since City Retaken From Islamic State
Hundreds of people displaced from the Iraqi city of Tikrit started to return home on Monday, three months after pro-government forces recaptured former president Saddam Hussein's hometown from Islamic State militants.
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17 Killed in Battles Near Iraq's Baiji Refinery
Seventeen people were killed in Iraq today in clashes between Islamic State militants and pro-government forces in a town close to the country's biggest refinery, a focal point in efforts to counter the ultra-hardline Sunni group.
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Al Qaeda-Led Rebels Take Idlib's Last Syria Regime Bastion
A rebel coalition led by the Syrian affiliate of Al-Qaeda stormed and seized the last regime-held city in Idlib province Thursday, as Iraq exhumed the remains of 470 jihadist victims.
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Iraq Battles Islamic State in Tikrit Week After City 'Retaken'
Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries battled militants from the Islamic State jihadist group in Tikrit on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, a week after the city was declared retaken.
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'Only' 152 Homes, Shops Burned in Tikrit: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, today, that "only" 152 homes and shops were burned in Tikrit, where pro-government forces have been accused of carrying out abuses after retaking the city.
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Shi'ite Paramilitary Fighters Continue Looting in Tikrit, Says Iraqi Provincial Council Head
Shi'ite paramilitary fighters continued looting and setting fire to buildings in Tikrit, the head of the city's governing council and its province of Salahuddin told Reuters today that Ahmed al-Kraim, the head of the Salahuddin provincial council, told Reuters that the fighters had burnt "hundred of houses" over the last two days in Tikrit.
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Tikrit Victory Boosts Iraq Fight to Defeat Islamic State
Iraq vowed Wednesday to reclaim the entire country from jihadists after retaking the city of Tikrit in its biggest success yet in the fight against the Islamic State group.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
