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Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul

ٍEghtesadOnline: An elite unit of the Iraqi army paused its week-long advance on Mosul as it approached the city's eastern edge on Tuesday, waiting for other U.S.-backed forces to close in on Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in Iraq.
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Publish Date:25/October/2016 | 20:05

Turkish army says hits Islamic State, Kurdish YPG targets in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Turkey's military struck dozens of Islamic State and Kurdish YPG militia targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, depriving both groups of the ability to move around, the army said on Monday, as its operation there entered a third month.
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Publish Date:24/October/2016 | 09:05

Iraqi army drives Islamic State from Christian region near Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi army troops on Saturday stormed into a Christian region that has been under Islamic State control since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants' last major city stronghold in Iraq.
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Publish Date:23/October/2016 | 05:36

Iraqi elite unit, Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on Mosul

EghtesadOnline: An Iraqi army elite unit and Kurdish fighters on Thursday launched a fresh offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from villages around Mosul, their last major city stronghold in Iraq, with the air and ground support of the U.S.-led coalition.
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Publish Date:20/October/2016 | 07:23

U.S. expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight

EghtesadOnline: The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group's technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited.
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Publish Date:19/October/2016 | 05:47

Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State

EghtesadOnline: Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday launched a battle to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State in its most ambitious campaign since U.S. forces left five years ago, and the United States predicted the militant group would suffer "a lasting defeat."
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Publish Date:17/October/2016 | 05:54

Turkey's Erdogan says Iraq cannot handle Mosul assault alone

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not deal alone with driving Islamic State from the city of Mosul and that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp was an insurance against attacks on Turkey.
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Publish Date:16/October/2016 | 07:15

Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed, officials say

EghtesadOnline: Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that killed 14 of their troops, military officials and hospital sources said.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 07:14

More than 1000 Iraqis were killed in September, UNAMI

EghtesadOnline: A total of 1,003 Iraqis were killed and another 1,159 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq, including Anbar, in September 2016*, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
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Publish Date:03/October/2016 | 08:43

Islamic State 'dead set' on using chemical arms: Pentagon spokesman

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State militants are "dead set" on using chemical arms and are likely to try them again as Iraqi forces advance on Mosul, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday, a week after a rocket with a possible chemical agent landed near U.S. troops.
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Publish Date:27/September/2016 | 06:21

Moscow says strikes on Syria army threaten U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan

EghtesadOnline: Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State.
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Publish Date:19/September/2016 | 05:35

Enigmatic Iran General Vows to Stay a Soldier Amid Election Talk

EghtesadOnline: Top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani said he hopes to remain a soldier “until the end” of his life, in remarks that follow weeks of media speculation he might contest presidential elections in May.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 10:08
Misratan-led fighters are on the verge of defeating Islamic State. What happens next?

One War Nears an End in Libya. Battle Scars May Prevent Another

EghtesadOnline: Standing next to a tank, Libyan commander Abdul Hadi Lahwal picks up his walkie-talkie and speaks with snipers positioned in a disused school on the frontline of the battle against Islamic State. He was attempting to recover the bodies of two of his men, killed the day before.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 09:21

U.S., Russia clinch Syria deal, aim for truce from Monday

EghtesadOnline: The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce effective from sundown on Monday, improved humanitarian aid access and joint military targeting of banned Islamist groups.
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Publish Date:10/September/2016 | 06:19

Erdogan Says Turkey, U.S. Mull Joint Effort Against IS in Raqqa

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has responded positively to a U.S. request for a joint operation against Islamic State’s self-declared capital in Syria, Hurriyet newspaper reported.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 09:02