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PM says Turkish artillery hit IS positions in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
January 14, 2016
PM says Turkish artillery hit IS positions in Iraq, Syria
Turkish tanks and artillery have attacked Islamic State group positions in Iraq and in Syria in retaliation for the suicide…
Islamic State seizes northern Iraqi village behind frontlines
Middle East
January 14, 2016
Islamic State seizes northern Iraqi village behind frontlines
Islamic State militants pushed through a gap in the Iraqi army frontline on Thursday to capture a northern village, local…
Sunni mosques in east Iraq attacked after IS-claimed blasts
Middle East
January 12, 2016
Sunni mosques in east Iraq attacked after IS-claimed blasts
At least seven Sunni mosques and dozens of shops in eastern Iraq were firebombed on Tuesday, security sources and local…
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank
Middle East
January 12, 2016
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank
Islamic State published a video on Monday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in its…
Iraqi air force conducting 60 percent of sorties, PM Abadi says
Middle East
January 9, 2016
Iraqi air force conducting 60 percent of sorties, PM Abadi says
More than 60 percent of sorties against Islamic State in Iraq are carried out by the nation's air forces and…
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Special-forces raids on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq are under way before a planned offensive to retake Mosul,…
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shi'ite powerhouses…
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari held talks in Tehran Wednesday with the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran in focus…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Middle East
January 5, 2016
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
Middle East
January 5, 2016
New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation
The last time Saudi Arabia broke off ties with Iran, after its embassy in Tehran was stormed by protesters in…