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Iraqi Forces Recapture Last Islamic State-Held Town
2017-11-17
Iraqi forces captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, on Friday, signaling the complete defeat of the group's self-proclaimed caliphate.
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Iraqi Military Preparing to Take Control of Crossing between Kurdistan Region and Syria
2017-10-31
An Iraqi military delegation is preparing to take control of the Kurdistan region border with Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Preparing to Take Control of Crossing between Kurdistan region and Syria
2017-10-31
An Iraqi military delegation is preparing to take control of the Kurdistan region border with Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Tuesday.
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Abadi Defends Role of Iranian-Backed Paramiltaries at Meeting with Tillerson
2017-10-24
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of an Iranian-backed paramilitary force at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday in Baghdad.
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Iraqi Forces Seize Oil City Kirkuk from Kurds in Bold Advance
2017-10-17
Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish referendum on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country.
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Iraq Says Captures Positions South of Kirkuk including Airbase
2017-10-16
Iraqi forces captured several positions south of Kirkuk from Kurdish fighters on Monday in their bid to regain control of the oil-rich city, which is part of a region that declared itself independent at a referendum last month.
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Islamic State's Last Stronghold in Northern Iraq Falls
2017-10-05
Iraqi forces have captured Islamic State’s last stronghold in northern Iraq, the military said on Thursday, leaving the militant group holed up in pockets of land by the Syrian border, across which its self-proclaimed “caliphate” once stretched.
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Bahrain Congratulates Iraq on Retaking Tel Afar from ISIS
2017-08-28
Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has offered its congratulations to Iraq’s government and people on the liberation of Tal Afar from the grip of ISIS, highlighting the determination of the Iraqi government and armed forces led by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.
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Iraqi Forces Say They Have Broken through Islamic State Lines in Tal Afar
2017-08-27
Iraqi government forces broke through Islamic State’s lines inside Tal Afar on Friday, reaching the old city center and the neighborhood around the Ottoman-era citadel, according to a military statement.
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Iraqi forces breach Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar: statement
2017-08-22
Iraqi forces breached on Tuesday the city limits of Tal Afar, an Islamic State stronghold west of Mosul, military authorities said.
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Iraq's Army Encircles Islamic State in Mosul's Old City
2017-06-21
Iraq's army said it encircled Islamic State's stronghold in the Old City of Mosul on Tuesday after taking over an area to the north of the densely populated historic district.
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Iraqi Forces Gain Foothold in Northwest Mosul after Surprise New Push
2017-05-06
Iraqi forces pushed further into Mosul from the north on the second day of a new push to speed up the nearly seven-month attempt to dislodge Islamic State, commanders said on Friday.
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Reuters: Iraqi Forces Make New Push in Mosul Old City
2017-03-28
Iraqi forces said they launched new assaults in Mosul's Old City on Monday after more than two weeks of only small advances and a high civilian death toll appeared to prompt a change in tactics.
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Iraqi Army Controls Main Roads out of Mosul, Trapping Islamic State
2017-03-02
U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents said.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Forces Aim to Clear Border Strip with Syria
2016-12-14
Iraqi Shi'ite forces fighting Islamic State west of Mosul aim to clear a large strip of land on the border with Syria to prevent the militants melting into the remote desert region and using it as a base for counter attacks, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Iraqi Forces Say 1,000 Islamic State Fighters Killed in Mosul
2016-11-29
Iraqi special forces battling to clear Islamic State from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said.
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Iraq Launches Mosul Offensive to Drive out Islamic State
2016-10-17
Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the U.S.-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, the militants' last major stronghold in the country.