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Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
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Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC

Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a…
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
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Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits

Germany is pressing Turkey to allow German lawmakers to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik air base in southern…
Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja
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Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja

Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the…
Senior Islamic State official in Iraq killed in air strike: Pentagon
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Senior Islamic State official in Iraq killed in air strike: Pentagon

An air strike by a US-led coalition killed a senior Islamic State official in Iraq last week, a Pentagon spokesman…
As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what’s next
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As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what’s next

As US-led offensives drive back Islamic State in Iraq, concern is growing among US and UN officials that efforts to…
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
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Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels

A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared…
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army
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Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: army

A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in northern Iraq on Saturday when rockets fired by Islamic State during…
US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
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US general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up

US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming…
A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught
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A year later, US struggles to stop IS onslaught

A year after Islamic State jihadists overran much of Iraq, the United States and its allies are struggling to turn…
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
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Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi

Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the…
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