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Iraqi army helicopter crash kills seven, military says

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi army helicopter crashed during a routine flight on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, a military statement and Iraqi air...

Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq

BEIRUT/ERBIL: Islamic State ’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last major city...

Iraqi forces complete Kirkuk province takeover after clashes with Kurds

BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq: Iraqi forces on Friday took control of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish...

Iraqi forces retake most of Tal Afar from Islamic State: military

BAGHDAD/ERBIL: Iraqi forces have retaken almost all of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. After just...

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul, spokesman says

MOSUL: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the south, a military...

Daesh leader Baghdadi in audio message says no Mosul retreat

BAGHDAD: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi forces were poised to enter the city of Mosul...

Iraq forces fight way into Mosul

MOSUL: Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as a top commander declared the "true liberation" of the...

Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria

AL QAYYARAH, IRAQ: Iraqi paramilitaries launched an operation Saturday to retake the town of Tal Afar from the Islamic State group and cut militant...

Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul

BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize...

Dire conditions for civilians trapped in Iraq’s Fallujah: UN

BAGHDAD: Only 800 people have been able to flee Fallujah since Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to retake the city, the United Nations said in a statement released Thursday.

Iraq forces sweep Ramadi after landmark victory over Islamic State

RAMADI, IRAQ: Iraqi forces swept the devastated streets of Ramadi for bombs Monday, after recapturing the city they lost in May and clinching a major victory against the Islamic State group.

Iraqi forces fight to rout Islamic State militants from Ramadi

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces fought to rout Islamic State militants from the western city of Ramadi on Wednesday, slowly regaining some ground from the militant group, security and local officials said.

Iraqi forces retake most of Iraq’s largest refinery: officials

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces retook most of the country's largest refinery from Islamic State on Saturday, security officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex this week.

Iraq claims victory over Islamic State in Tikrit

TIKRIT, IRAQ: The Iraqi government claimed victory over Islamic State insurgents in Tikrit on Wednesday after a month-long battle for the city supported by Shi'ite militiamen and U.S.-led air strikes, saying that only small pockets of resistance remained.

Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit: PM

TIKRIT: Iraqi troops aided by Shi'ite paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday, but the fight to retake all of Saddam Hussein's home town continued.

Iraqi forces push into Tikrit, bombers hit Ramadi

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces and militias fought their way into Saddam Hussein's home city of Tikrit on Wednesday, advancing from the north and south in their biggest counter-offensive so far against Islamic State militants.

Iraqi government forces close to Baiji refinery: officers

BAGHDAD: Iraqi government forces got within a kilometer (half a mile) of the country's biggest refinery on Friday, the closest they have come to breaking an Islamic State siege of the facility during months of fighting, two army officers and a witness said.

Iraqi forces launch anti-IS operation north of Tikrit

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces launched an operation on Friday aimed at regaining ground from the Islamic State jihadist group north of the militant-held city of Tikrit, officials said.

Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit

Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into a stadium in helicopters, at least one of which...
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