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Airstrikes Fuel Mosul Gains as Iraq Pushes for Quick Victory

EghtesadOnline: Half a dozen units of Islamic State group fighters holed up in western Mosul began their morning radio checks at just after 4 a.m. It was still dark and Iraqi forces deployed a few blocks away were listening in as they prepared an advance on the city's al-Rifai neighborhood.
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Publish Date:20/May/2017 | 05:08

Mosul's east begins to bustle but healing a long way off

EghtesadOnline: Eastern Mosul is coming back to life. In the few weeks since Iraqi forces drove Islamic State from this side of the city, markets have opened and bulldozers have begun to clear the debris left by battle.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 11:53

Iraqi forces fight IS in Mosul as bomb blasts hit Tikrit wedding

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants in their stronghold of Mosul on Wednesday and took control of the last major road leading west from the city, before bomb blasts ripped through a wedding party near Tikrit, killing more than 20 people.
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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 08:13

IS Loses Ground in Iraq, Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the militant stronghold for the first time since the self-styled Islamic State group overran the region in 2014.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:45

In parts of Mosul, a semblance of normality despite war

EghtesadOnline: In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being waged over the city between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants who still control more than half of it - at least momentarily.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 07:38

Bombed Mosul bridge still lifeline for long-suffering civilians

EghtesadOnline: The rubble of a bridge blown up by Islamic State in Mosul to block advancing Iraqi forces has become a lifeline for civilians as more and more of the northern city breaks loose from the grip of the ultra-hardline militants.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 09:06

Iraqi forces close in on Tigris in IS stronghold Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces closed in on the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul on Saturday, advancing in parallel with other troops and forcing Islamic State to retreat in its last major stronghold in the country.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 15:17

U.S. general sees Islamic State's capability waning in east Mosul

EghtesadOnline: The declining effectiveness of Islamic State attacks against Iraqi forces in eastern Mosul suggests the militants are starting to run out of resources with the campaign in its third month, a U.S. general said.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 17:37

Iraqi police say ready to join assault on east Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Several thousand Iraqi federal police are ready to join the assault against Islamic State in east Mosul, a spokesman said on Monday, reinforcing troops who have faced weeks of fierce counter-attacks from the militants.
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Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:36

Iraqi Forces Say Defenses, Civilians Hamper Mosul Advance

EghtesadOnline: Iraq's special forces struggled Sunday to clear areas retaken from the Islamic State group along Mosul's eastern edge, where the extremists have built up fortifications and ramparts in residential neighborhoods.
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Publish Date:06/November/2016 | 09:06

Iraq Says Advancing Forces Seize Kirkuk Refinery, Gas Plant

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces moved to take over oil fields near the northern city of Kirkuk from Kurdish fighters and said they’ve captured a refinery and other facilities in the petroleum-rich province. Crude exports from the disputed area were flowing normally on Monday.
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Publish Date:16/October/2017 | 10:46

Iraq Says 90 Percent of Tal Afar Retaken From IS

EghtesadOnline: Iraq's military said Saturday it has driven Islamic State militants out of 90 percent of the northern town of Tal Afar and retaken the town center.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:45

Islamic State's stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces are about to take full control of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in northwestern Iraq, in a swift campaign against the outnumbered, exhausted militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:26/August/2017 | 14:01