Iraqi forces
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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…
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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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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…
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Iraqi forces say about to encircle Islamic State in Mosul's Old City
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces said they were about to complete the encirclement of Islamic State's stronghold in the Old City of Mosul, after taking control of a neighboring district on Thursday.
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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…
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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…
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Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul: witnesses
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake…
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Iraqi forces prepare new push, tactics in Mosul as civilians flee city
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces are preparing a fresh push against Islamic State using new tactics, but operations to drive the militants out of their last stronghold in the country are on hold,…
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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…
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As Iraqi forces fight to take Mosul, car bomb in Baghdad kills 23 people
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State militants captured an Iraqi police colonel and eight other officers on Monday after they ran out of ammunition during a skirmish in the battle for western Mosul,…
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Need to avoid civilian deaths weighs on minds of U.S. forces in Mosul battle
EghtesadOnline: As the battle for Mosul moves to the narrow streets and densely packed houses of the Old City, U.S. artillery gunners and helicopter pilots supporting Iraqi forces face an age-old…
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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…
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Iraqi general says 30 percent of west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces have retaken around 30 percent of west Mosul from Islamic State militants, a commander of the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Sunday, as soldiers pushed…
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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…
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Iraq security forces take Mosul's main government complex, museum building
EghtesadOnline: Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major city stronghold in Iraq, an Iraqi spokesman…
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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…
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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'…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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West Mosul residents told battle is imminent as Iraqi forces begin moving
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi planes dropped millions of leaflets on the western side of Mosul warning residents that the battle to dislodge Islamic State is imminent as troops began moving in their…
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Iraqi forces claim recapture of eastern Mosul after 100 days of fighting
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi officials said on Monday government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul, 100 days after the start of their U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State…
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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…
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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 -…
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Iraqi forces fight IS at Mosul University, take areas along Tigris: officials
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces drove back Islamic State militants in the strategic Mosul University campus on Saturday while elite police units took over large areas along the Tigris river,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi security forces on Thursday began the second phase of their offensive against Islamic State militants in Mosul, pushing from three directions into eastern districts where…