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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 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

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

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

More Than 100 IS Fighters Attack Iraqi Forces in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: More than 100 Islamic State militants launched a counterattack in Mosul on Wednesday, killing 11 Federal Police and four civilians in clashes that were still underway, Iraqi security officials said.
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Publish Date:14/June/2017 | 24:35

Iraqi troops seize main bridge, advance on mosque in battle for Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State for Mosul took control of a main bridge over the Tigris river on Wednesday and advanced towards the mosque where the group's leader declared a caliphate in 2014, federal police said.
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Publish Date:15/March/2017 | 14:27

Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement accelerates

EghtesadOnline: The number of civilians escaping the fighting in Mosul has increased significantly as battles intensify between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, and some have been exposed to chemical agents, the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Publish Date:04/March/2017 | 05:31

Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counter-attack

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State fighters launched a counter-attack against advancing U.S.-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight storm, as the battle for control of the militants' last major urban stronghold in Iraq intensified.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 13:17

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close in on IS-held Mosul government buildings

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled their way to within firing range of Mosul's main government buildings, a major target in the offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their remaining stronghold in the western side of the city.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 14:39

Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Sunday, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city's government-held eastern bank with the ongoing offensive against remaining militants in the west.
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Publish Date:27/February/2017 | 06:45

Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western part of the city of Mosul, and put an end to their ambitions for territorial rule in Iraq.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:33

Iraqi Troops Advance in Eastern Mosul Amid Fierce Clashes

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing IS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:11