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Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East

Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians

The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
Middle East

UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town

The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…
IS battle may be won, but Iraq faces major challenges
Middle East

IS battle may be won, but Iraq faces major challenges

Iraq may have announced a final victory over the Islamic State group in the country, but Baghdad’s triumph remains fragile…
Iraq says its war against IS has ended
Middle East

Iraq says its war against IS has ended

Iraq said Saturday that its war on the Islamic State group is over after more than three years of combat…
Ferah’s world: A teen tries to dream under Islamic State
Middle East

Ferah’s world: A teen tries to dream under Islamic State

The three women tensed as their taxi approached the checkpoint manned by Islamic State group fighters. Everyone in Mosul dreaded…
Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds
Middle East

Iraq, Syria converge on Islamic State’s last strongholds

Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and…
Iraqi military captures Hawija from Islamic State
Middle East

Iraqi military captures Hawija from Islamic State

Iraqi forces have captured the town of Hawija and the surrounding area from Islamic State, though some fighting still raged…
US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul
Middle East

US helping clear ‘historic’ amount of explosives in Mosul

The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside. For the people of Mosul,…
In photos: Scenes from the Middle East
Middle East

In photos: Scenes from the Middle East

The following images are scenes from the Middle East East region during the week of July 15-2, 2017, as seen…
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians
Middle East

Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians

As people return home to Mosul and other areas of northern Iraq freed from Islamic State, homemade bombs and explosives…
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