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Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence
Middle East

Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike…
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
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Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support

Iraqi government forces attempted to evacuate civilians from Mosul's Islamic State-held Old City on Tuesday so that troops could clear the…
IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge
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IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge

Iraqi government forces killed the Islamic State commander of Mosul's Old City on Tuesday as the battle for the militants'…
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
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Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City

Iraqi forces battling Islamic State faced tough resistance from snipers and mortar rounds on Monday as they tried to advance…
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
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IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the…
Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building
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Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building

Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major…
Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source
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Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source

President Donald Trump will remove Iraq from a list of countries targeted in a US travel ban when he is…
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
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US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson

US-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the…
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counterattack
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Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counterattack

Islamic State fighters launched a counterattack against advancing US-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight storm, as the…
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
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Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State

US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been…
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