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Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
Middle East

Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

JALAWLA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of…
Iraqi Shi’ite militia claim leadership of campaign against Islamic State
Middle East

Iraqi Shi’ite militia claim leadership of campaign against Islamic State

Iraq's Shi'ite militia announced on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic State from the western…
Shi’ite militia approach Islamic State-held areas from base near Ramadi
Middle East

Shi’ite militia approach Islamic State-held areas from base near Ramadi

A convoy of Shi'ite Muslim militia and Iraqi army forces set out from a base near Ramadi on Saturday toward…
US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
Middle East

US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires

The use of Shi'ite militias to try to take back the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Islamic State risks unleashing…
Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
World

Iraq launches attack to retake Tikrit from Islamic State

Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday as they launched an…
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