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Iraq
Syrian troops foil IS attack in Deir al-Zour province
European Union
European Union to set up expert cell to fight jihadi propaganda: report
Islamic State assaults Iraqi Army base in Anbar
The Islamic State claims to have breached the perimeter of Camp Habbaniyah. The attack is reported to have been repelled by the Iraqi Army.
Iraq
US advisers in Iraq stay out of combat but see fighting edging closer
Iraq
Obama Envoy John Allen: No ‘Short-Term Solutions’ for Stopping Islamic State
Iraq
How the Air Campaign Against ISIS Grew
Iraq
Iraq violence killed 15,000 in 2014, worst in 7 years: govt
Iraq
Iraqis bicker over liberating Mosul
Iraq
Kurdish Sinjar offensive too late for some Yazidis
Iraq
Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months: monitor
Islamic State kills Qods Force general in central Iraq
Brigadier General Hamid Taqavi served as an “adviser to the [Iraqi] Army and the popular mobilization of the Iraqi people,” a reference to the Shiite militias.
Jihadists continue to advertise training camps in Iraq and Syria
New camps belonging to the Islamic State, the Al Nusrah Front, the Chechen Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar, the Syrian Harakat Fajr al Sham al Islamiya, the Uzbek group Imam Bukhari Jamaat, and Jaish al Islam have been identified.
Al Nusrah Front
The Child Soldiers Who Escaped Islamic State
Iraq
Girls tried to commit suicide: Former ISIS captive
Iraq
Islamic State tests Jordan defenses with clashes along borders with Iraq, Syria
Iraq
Iraq seeks Turkish support in fight against ISIS
Iraq
The Islamic State is failing at being a state
Afghanistan
US Stockpiling Fighting Vehicles Near Iraq Ahead of Anti-ISIS Offensive
Christians
Assyrian Christians flee Islamic State militants in northern Iraq
Iraq
How a Syrian Boy, 14 and Sheathed in Explosives, Escaped ISIS’ Hold
Islamic State attacks the Al Walid border crossing
The attack was reported to have been repelled by Iraqi forces. The jihadist group has subsequently released photos claiming to show its fighters capturing the outpost, as well as a copious amount of weapons and ammunition.
Iraq
Baghdad Journal: Traditions of Christmas Found Only in Memory
Iraq
Senior Kurdish rebel leader warns Iraq must stay united to defeat ‘savage’ ISIS
Iraq
No Way Out for Iraqis Who Helped US in War
Iraq
Baghdad’s ‘blind eye’ leads to IS routs in Anbar
Islamic State shoots down Jordanian warplane in Raqqah, captures pilot
The Jordanian Armed Forces confirmed that one of its aircraft has been shot down over Syria and its pilot is in the hands of the Islamic State.
Iraq
Rare Islamic State visit reveals ‘brutal and strong’ force
Islamic State routs Hezbollah Brigades unit north of Baghdad
The Northern Baghdad Belt remains contested ground between the Islamic State and Iraqi government forces and their Shiite militia allies.
Iraq
Iraqi Kurds face heavy resistance in Sinjar