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US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
Middle East
June 2, 2015
US-led coalition to meet on IS as suicide bomb kills 37
US-led coalition members carrying out air raids against the Islamic State group were preparing to meet on Tuesday after a…
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide attack kills 38 Iraqi policemen
Middle East
June 1, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State suicide attack kills 38 Iraqi policemen
Islamic State militants drove a tank rigged with explosives into a base south of the Iraqi city of Samarra on…
Iraqi Shi’ite militia claim leadership of campaign against Islamic State
Middle East
May 26, 2015
Iraqi Shi’ite militia claim leadership of campaign against Islamic State
Iraq's Shi'ite militia announced on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic State from the western…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that…
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria…
Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi
Middle East
May 24, 2015
Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi
Iraqi forces regained ground from Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Sunday, advancing towards the city of Ramadi one…
Shi’ite militia approach Islamic State-held areas from base near Ramadi
Middle East
May 23, 2015
Shi’ite militia approach Islamic State-held areas from base near Ramadi
A convoy of Shi'ite Muslim militia and Iraqi army forces set out from a base near Ramadi on Saturday toward…
Iraqi forces say thwart Islamic State attack east of Ramadi
Middle East
May 20, 2015
Iraqi forces say thwart Islamic State attack east of Ramadi
Iraqi forces said they fought off an overnight attack by Islamic State militants east of the city of Ramadi, which…
US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
Middle East
May 19, 2015
US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
The use of Shi'ite militias to try to take back the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Islamic State risks unleashing…
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
Middle East
May 18, 2015
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
A column of Shi'ite militia fighters arrived at a military base near Ramadi on Monday as Baghdad moved to retake…