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Iraq seeks Turkish support in fight against ISIS
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The Islamic State is failing at being a state
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US Stockpiling Fighting Vehicles Near Iraq Ahead of Anti-ISIS Offensive
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Assyrian Christians flee Islamic State militants in northern Iraq
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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.
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Baghdad Journal: Traditions of Christmas Found Only in Memory
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Senior Kurdish rebel leader warns Iraq must stay united to defeat ‘savage’ ISIS
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No Way Out for Iraqis Who Helped US in War
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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.
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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.
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Iraqi Kurds face heavy resistance in Sinjar
Leader of Iranian-backed militia killed in eastern Iraq
The leader of the Mukhtar Army, who was also the secretary-general of Hezbollah in Iraq, was killed in Diyala province. Supporters of the Islamic State claimed the group is responsible for his death.
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Peshmerga claim liberation of Sinjar from ISIS
Islamic State photographs feature foreign suicide bombers in Ramadi
The Islamic State has released pictures from recent fighting in the Albu Fahd area east of Ramadi. In the images, suicide bombers from Tunisia and Saudi Arabia are showcased.
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Iraq’s Shiite fighters desert over shortages
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Yazidis cheer Kurds on Iraqi mountain for breaking Islamic State siege
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Iraqi Diyala residents face ISIS ‘water war’
The oppression of women and girls in the Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’
Despite female Islamic State recruiters praising the “positive” aspects of life in Raqqah on their social media accounts, the group’s own material shows a different side, one that exposes its real and brutal treatment of women.
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Killing top ISIS leaders won’t cripple group: experts
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Inside Iraqi air base as Islamic State closes in
US kills Islamic State deputy emir, 2 senior commanders in recent airstrikes
Among those killed was Abu Musallam al Turkumani, a top deputy of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Turkumani served in Saddam Hussein’s military before joining the Islamic State.
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UN: More reports of children crucified, beheaded and stoned to death by Islamic State
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Iraqi Kurdish troops open corridor to Sinjar
Islamic State retakes Baiji after Iraqi forces withdraw
Iraqi forces withdrew from the city yesterday just one month after retaking it from the Islamic State with the help of Iranian-backed Shiite militias.
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One ISIS thug suspected of killing 150 girls, women
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How foreign imams radicalized Syria’s war
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UN Security Council renews cross-border Syria aid authorization