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Attack in Iraq's Kirkuk over, 74 IS militants killed ASIA

Attack in Iraq's Kirkuk over, 74 IS militants killed

Iraqi security forces on Monday ended an attack by the Islamic State group in Kirkuk city, killing at least 74 jihadists in three days of clashes, the provincial governor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq forces press Mosul assault, hunt Kirkuk attackers ASIA

Iraq forces press Mosul assault, hunt Kirkuk attackers

Iraqi forces battled Sunday through booby-traps, sniper fire and suicide car bombs to tighten the noose around Mosul, while also hunting Islamic State group jihadists behind attacks elsewhere in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS sniper kills Iraqi journalist in Kirkuk ASIA

IS sniper kills Iraqi journalist in Kirkuk

A jihadist sniper killed an Iraqi journalist in Kirkuk Friday during clashes between the security forces and groups of fighters from the Islamic State group, the police and his channel said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq forces foil attack by would-be teenage bomber ASIA

Iraq forces foil attack by would-be teenage bomber

Iraqi security forces apprehended a teenager wearing a suicide belt before he was able to detonate it in the city of Kirkuk, security officials said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, kills five ASIA

Islamic State attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, kills five

Islamic State militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil pumping station, security and oil sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq forces fight to retake chemical attack town: commanders ASIA

Iraq forces fight to retake chemical attack town: commanders

Iraqi Shia paramilitary forces have launched an operation to retake a town from which the Islamic State group launched a chemical weapons attack that killed three children, commanders said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi army plane crashes, IS claims downing it ASIA

Iraqi army plane crashes, IS claims downing it

An Iraqi army plane went down Wednesday near Kirkuk, with the military blaming a technical problem but the Islamic State group claiming its fighters shot it down.

4:45 AM November 25 2016