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Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul ASIA

Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul

Iraqi forces have captured a key airbase from the Islamic State group that can serve as a launchpad for retaking the jihadist-held city of Mosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces open second front south of Islamic State-held Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces open second front south of Islamic State-held Mosul

Iraqi forces opened a second front on Saturday in preparation for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, a day after government troops declared victory over the militants in Fallujah.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State south of Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces gain ground against Islamic State south of Mosul

Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State south of Mosul on Sunday as the US-led coalition intensifies its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed caliphate.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi army storms edge of IS-held Falluja; fresh bombings hit Baghdad ASIA

Iraqi army storms edge of IS-held Falluja; fresh bombings hit Baghdad

Iraqi forces thrust into the city of Fallujah from three directions on Monday marking a new and perilous urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul ASIA

Iraq Kurds launch offensive east of Mosul

Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces on Sunday launched an offensive to retake areas east of Mosul, the Islamic State's main hub in the country, a statement said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces keep up shelling of Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces keep up shelling of Falluja

Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS releases video of 'citizen executions' in Iraq ASIA

IS releases video of 'citizen executions' in Iraq

The Islamic State group has released a video showing five alleged ‘spies’ being shot dead in Iraq by young men from a crowd assembled for the execution.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australian Islamic State recruiter killed in US strike in Iraq INTERNATIONAL

Australian Islamic State recruiter killed in US strike in Iraq

An Australian citizen believed to be a top recruiter for the Islamic State has been killed in a US air strike in Iraq, disrupting the militant group's ability to lure fighters, Australia said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi PM names new cabinet to fight corruption ASIA

Iraqi PM names new cabinet to fight corruption

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for the key post of oil minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at fighting corruption.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq launches offensive against Islamic State south of Mosul ASIA

Iraq launches offensive against Islamic State south of Mosul

Iraq's armed forces started an offensive against Islamic State in the northerly Nineveh province in what a military statement described as the first stage of an operation aimed at liberating the city of Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US warns citizens to be ready to leave Iraq if Mosul dam collapses INTERNATIONAL

US warns citizens to be ready to leave Iraq if Mosul dam collapses

The United States warned its citizens to be ready to leave Iraq in the event of what it has said could be a catastrophic collapse of the country's largest hydro-electric dam near Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq says risk to Mosul dam affecting anti-IS drive ASIA

Iraq says risk to Mosul dam affecting anti-IS drive

The risk of Iraq's largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from jihadists, an adviser to the prime minister's office said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016