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Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source
World
March 6, 2017
Trump to leave Iraq off new travel ban order: White House source
President Donald Trump will remove Iraq from a list of countries targeted in a US travel ban when he is…
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
Middle East
March 6, 2017
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
US-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the…
Iraq to get £10 billion loan for British contracts
Middle East
March 5, 2017
Iraq to get £10 billion loan for British contracts
Britain agreed on Sunday to arrange £10 billion (US$12.3 billion) in loans to finance infrastructure projects in Iraq over a…
If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime: UN
Middle East
March 5, 2017
If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime: UN
The United Nations warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime…
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counterattack
Middle East
March 2, 2017
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counterattack
Islamic State fighters launched a counterattack against advancing US-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight storm, as the…
Uighur IS fighters vow blood will ‘flow in rivers’ in China
World
March 2, 2017
Uighur IS fighters vow blood will ‘flow in rivers’ in China
Vowing to plant their flag in China and that blood will "flow in rivers", a video released this week purportedly…
New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list: officials
World
March 1, 2017
New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list: officials
President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary US…
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
Middle East
March 1, 2017
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been…
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Middle East
February 28, 2017
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Since Iraqi government forces launched the push to take the western half of Mosul from the Islamic State group last…
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
Middle East
February 28, 2017
Mosul caught in ‘strange and terrifying’ battle as IS foreign soldiers fight to the end
The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants…