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U.S. prepares Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul in April-May time frame
An Iraqi and Kurdish military force of some 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being prepared to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters, probably...
War-torn Iraqi National Museum inaugurates two halls of antiquities
The Iraqi National Museum inaugurated two renovated halls adorned with life-size stone statues on Thursday, highlighting the rich history of a country...
Iraqi and Kurdish forces recapture key Mosul Dam from Islamic militants
Iraqi security forces and Kurdish fighters have wrested back control of the country’s largest dam from the hands of Islamic militants who captured...
Iraq: U.S. humanitarian aid drops begin; Islamists claim key water supply
President Barack Obama is expected to “imminently” decide on possible airstrikes or airdrops of food and medicine for tens of thousands of...
Thousands trapped on Iraqi mountain by jihadist soldiers are finally freed
Some of the many thousands of refugees trapped by the Islamic State (IS) on Sinjar mountain in northern Iraq have been rescued in the past 24 hours, a...
Militants seize Saddam Hussein’s hometown in surge towards Baghdad
Islamist insurgents have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit - Saddam Hussein’s hometown - as they surge south towards Baghdad.
500,000 flee ‘Mosul hell’ as militants overrun Iraq’s biggest refinery
As many as 500,000 are trying to flee Mosul after Islamic militants overran much of Iraq’s second-largest city.
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