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Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters ASIA

Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters

A booby-trapped drone launched by Islamic State militants killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and wounded two French soldiers earlier this month north of the IS-controlled city of Mosul, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Offensive on Mosul may produce a million migrants -Turkey ASIA

Offensive on Mosul may produce a million migrants -Turkey

The United States and its allies must think carefully before launching an offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, Turkey's defence minister said on Tuesday, saying it could trigger an exodus of one million more refugees.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive ASIA

US to send 600 more troops to Iraq for Mosul offensive

The United States is sending about 600 extra troops to Iraq to train local forces for an upcoming offensive on the Islamic State group stronghold of Mosul, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq requests more US troops ahead of Mosul battle ASIA

Iraq requests more US troops ahead of Mosul battle

Iraq has asked Washington to deploy additional trainers and advisers as its forces prepare for the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, the premier's office said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces close in on town south of Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces close in on town south of Mosul

Iraq's military closed in on Wednesday on the centre of Shirqat, a northern town held by Islamic State seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the jihadists' stronghold of Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces retake key town south of Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces retake key town south of Mosul

Iraqi forces on Thursday pushed the Islamic State group from Qayyarah, a northern town considered strategic for any future offensive against the jihadists' last stronghold of Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting ASIA

Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting

An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS ASIA

Kurdish forces in fresh push to capture Mosul from IS

Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants early on Sunday, as part of a campaign to capture the de facto IS capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bomber kills 12 at checkpoint north of Baghdad ASIA

Suicide bomber kills 12 at checkpoint north of Baghdad

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, killing 12 people, security and medical officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anti-IS coalition meets with Mosul in its sights INTERNATIONAL

Anti-IS coalition meets with Mosul in its sights

Top diplomatic and military officials from the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group met on Thursday to prepare the assault on its Iraqi bastion Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq ASIA

France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq

France and the United States are preparing a coordinated strike against Islamic State on the militant group's stronghold in Mosul, Iraq, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive ASIA

US to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive

The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State (IS) by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on Mosul, the militants' largest stronghold, later this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016