Mosul operation
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Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State bastion a day after its leader told his…
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Beyond the bluster, Baghdadi signals Islamic State’s next move
EghtesdaOnline: In the early hours of November 3, Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, released his first statement in nearly a year – a defiant message that the group will not fade…
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Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions
EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces moved closer on Wednesday to a town south of Mosul where aid groups and regional officials say Islamic State has executed dozens of prisoners.
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IS leader confident in victory, in first message about Mosul battle
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, the last…
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What the next president can learn from the recent approach to fighting the Islamic State.
The War for Mosul Could Mend Obama's Troubled Iraq Legacy
EghtesadOnline: The battle to liberate Mosul is grinding into its third week, with Iraqi troops on the eastern outskirts of the city, and the stakes could not be higher on all sides.
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Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul on Tuesday as the two-week campaign to recapture the jihadists' last main bastion in Iraq entered a new…
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Iraqi forces target Islamic State defenses on Mosul's eastern edge
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led air coalition targeted Islamic State defenses on the eastern edge of Mosul with artillery fire and air strikes on Tuesday, a day after fighting…
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In charred church near Mosul, Iraqi Christians pray once more
EghtesadOnline: Surrounded by charred walls and in front of a ruined altar, dozens of Iraqi Christians celebrated mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh on Sunday for the…
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Iran-trained militias join U.S-backed campaign on Mosul, flying Shi'ite flags
EghtesadOnline: Gun trucks and humvees streamed north on a highway heading to Mosul on Sunday flying the banners of Shi’ite militias along with Iraqi flags while blaring religious songs.
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Iraqi Shi'ite commander says Mosul battle 'no picnic' as troops advance
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi troops and security forces edged closer to Mosul on two southern fronts on Sunday but a leader of the Shi'ite militias newly participating in the offensive warned that the…
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Shi'ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Shi'ite militias launched an offensive toward the west of Mosul on Saturday, an operation that will tighten the noose around Islamic State's Iraq stronghold but has alarmed…
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Iraqi Army Targets Site of IS Executions in Mosul
EghtesadOnline: The Iraqi Army was trying on Thursday to reach a town south of Mosul where the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group has reportedly executed dozens to deter the population…
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Islamic State Using Thousands of Civilians as 'Human Shields' in Mosul, UN Reports
EghtesadOnline: The Islamic State group appears to be using tens of thousands of civilians in and around Mosul as "human shields," the United Nations' human rights office said Friday.
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Iran-backed Shi'ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Shi'ite militias backed by Iran said on Friday they would soon join the fight against Islamic State on a new front west of Mosul, a move which could block any retreat by…
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Iraq's Shi'ite militias say offensive west of Mosul imminent
EghtesadOnline: Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary groups are about to launch an offensive on Islamic State positions west of Mosul, assisting in the military campaign to take back the…
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Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State fighters on Wednesday kept up their fierce defense of the southern approaches to Mosul which has held up Iraqi troops on the southern front and forced an elite army…
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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…
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Clinton slams Trump for comments on offensive against Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the control…
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Iraqi Kurds claim capture of town in advance on Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic State on Sunday as coalition forces pressed their offensive against the jihadists' last stronghold…
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Iran not directly involved in Mosul operation: Velayati
EghtesadOnline: Iran is not involved in Mosul operation directly, Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali-Akbar Velayati said.
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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…
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Iraq storms main Christian town near Mosul as Carter arrives in Baghdad
EghtesadOnline: The Iraqi army on Saturday stormed a Christian town that had been under control of Islamic State since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul,…
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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…
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Obama Expects ‘Difficult Fight’ for Islamic State-Held Mosul
EghtesadOnline: An offensive by Kurdish and Iraqi fighters to retake Mosul from Islamic State will be a “difficult fight” but will ultimately end in a victory for the Iraqi government, President…
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Shi'ite militias say will support Iraqi army offensive on Mosul
EghtesadOnline: A Shi'ite paramilitary force said late on Tuesday it will support the Iraqi army's offensive on Mosul, Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq.
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Islamic State said to use human shields as coalition advances on Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Residents of Mosul said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the jihadists' stronghold.
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Iraq urges U.S.-led coalition to prevent Islamic State escape to Syria
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday it was the duty of the U.S.-led coalition to prevent Islamic State militants from escaping into nearby Syria from the northern…
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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…
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Iraq’s Mosul Offensive Risks 700,000 Residents Fleeing, UN Says
EghtesadOnline: Humanitarian-aid officials warned that as many as 700,000 of Mosul’s 1.2 million residents may flee the fighting after Iraq’s military began its long-promised offensive to retake…
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Iraqi Troops Advance on Mosul to Take Islamic State Bastion
EghtesadOnline: Iraq has launched a long-awaited offensive to retake Islamic State’s last major stronghold in the country, amid mounting concern over the fate of 1.2 million trapped city residents.