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Terrified families emerge from rubble after Ramadi battleTerrified families waved white flags as they emerged from homes reduced to rubble in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, where government troops were still battling Islamic State fighters holed up on Friday, five days after the army recaptured the city ce More… |
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2016 will witness end of Islamic State: Iraq PMA triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic State, after his military achieved its first major victory since collapsing in the face of the fighters 18 months ago. More… |
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Iraq forces raise flag above govt complex in RamadiIraq's military flew the Iraqi flag above the main government complex in the city of Ramadi, a military spokesman said on Monday, the day after the army declared the provincial capital captured in its first major victory over Islamic State More… |
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Iraqi army claims victory over IS in RamadiIraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. More… |
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Iraqi forces set to enter IS complex in RamadiIraqi forces have "totally encircled" the government complex of Ramadi, the last stronghold of Islamic State militants in the western city, and are about to enter it, joint operations command spokesman Yahya Rasool told Reuters. More… |
Iraq commanders to face trial over Ramadi pulloutIraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Sunday approved the decision of an investigative council to refer military commanders to a court martial for abandoning their positions in the battle against Islamic State militants in Ramadi. More… |
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IS faces battle as Iraq bids to retake RamadiIslamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to try to retake the Iraqi city, while Washington scrambled on Monday to reassure Baghdad after a US official's sharp criticism of Iraq More… |
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Iraq deploys tanks in move to retake RamadiIraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in a major defeat for the Baghdad government and its Western backers. After Ramadi fell on S More… |
Nearly 25,000 fled IS attack on Ramadi in Iraq -UNClose to 25,000 people fled the Iraqi city of Ramadi after it was attacked by Islamic State militants and most of them headed towards Baghdad, the United Nations said on Monday. UN and other aid agencies have begun distributing fo More… |
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Iraq's Anbar on brink of falling to Islamic StateIslamic State militants overran one of the last remaining districts held by government forces in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday and besieged a key army base on the edge of the western provincial capital, security sources said. More… |
