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IS ‘defeated and on the run’ after people they enslaved help drive them from town
Islamic State has been driven from the key Iraqi town of Sinjar after the people they enslaved there helped Kurdish militia drive them out.
Kurdish forces launch battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar from Islamic State
Kurdish and U.S. forces have launched an offensive to retake Sinjar in northern Iraq from Islamic State - and cut off a vital supply route for the militants. U.S.-led...
Rescue mission for Iraq’s Yazidis now ‘less likely’ as UN declares emergency
A U.S. mission to evacuate Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain by Sunni militant fighters is far less likely after a U.S.
U.S. plans rescue operation in Iraq as France says it will supply arms to Kurds
Time is running out for thousands of Iraqis trapped by jihadists, with the U.S. saying it is assessing rescue options and the UN warning of “potential...
UN: 35K refugees escape Mt. Sinjar, but many left behind face imminent death
The UN says up to 35,000 refugees have escaped Iraq’s Mount Sinjar and are “exhausted” and “dehydrated.” The refugees, mostly...
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