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Iraqi forces move on two airports in Mosul battle ASIA

Iraqi forces move on two airports in Mosul battle

Iraqi forces piled pressure on the Islamic State group around Mosul on Thursday, moving closer to cutting off the jihadists' escape route west to Syria and thrusting deeper into the east of the city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces push deeper into east Mosul ASIA

Iraqi forces push deeper into east Mosul

Iraqi special forces recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, a military statement said, expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State stronghold a day after its leader told his jihadist followers ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts ASIA

Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts

Iraqi troops and security forces advanced towards Mosul from the south and southeast of the city on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, backed by air and ground support from a US-led coalition ...

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
Iraqi commander declares defeat of Islamic State in Falluja ASIA

Iraqi commander declares defeat of Islamic State in Falluja

Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the general commanding the operation declared the battle over after nearly five weeks of fighting.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces gain ground from IS west of Fallujah ASIA

Iraqi forces gain ground from IS west of Fallujah

Iraqi forces gained new ground from the Islamic State group on Saturday in a key area west of the jihadist bastion of Fallujah, security sources said.

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
Hundreds of people flee Iraq's Falluja area ASIA

Hundreds of people flee Iraq's Falluja area

Hundreds of people fled the Falluja area on Friday with the help of Iraqi forces who are fighting to retake the city from the Islamic State jihadist group, officials 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
Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja ASIA

Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State near Falluja

Iraqi government forces fought Islamic State militants near Falluja on Monday and bombarded central districts at the outset of an offensive to retake the longtime jihadist stronghold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi forces raise flag over Ramadi complex ASIA

Iraqi forces raise flag over Ramadi complex

Iraq flew its flag above the main government complex in the western city of Ramadi yesterday, marking its military’s first major victory over Islamic State since the army collapsed in the face of the militants’ shock advance 18 months ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016