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Iraq
The Iraqi government dismissed 26 senior military commanders and retired 10 more. Security forces killed 16 Islamic State fighters north of Ramadi and 19 more north of Tikrit. Three people were killed in a bombing in Baghdad. The US launched seven airstrikes near Baiji and Tikrit against the Islamic State over the past three days.
Islamic State
UAE emerges as quiet, potent US ally
Al Qaeda
How a talented footballer became world’s most wanted man, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Iraq
Iraqi defense minister claims Baghdadi injured, deputy killed in anti-ISIS airstrikes
Iraq
Effort to arm Sunni tribes in Iraq against Islamic State faces hurdles
Iran
Congress lays groundwork for stepped-up US presence in Iraq
Al Nusrah Front
Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS
Iraq
Iraqi military reach Baiji; Baghdadi’s fate unclear
Iraq
US air strikes target Islamic State convoy in Iraq
Iraq
US-led airstrikes target Islamic State leaders in Iraq: report
Iraq
Central Command general to ISIS: We can hear you
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 38 Islamic State fighters in Mahasna, 12 fighters in Jurf al Sakhar, and 12 more in Baiji. The Islamic State killed a senior police official in Tikrit. The US launched six airstrikes against the islamic State near Fallujah, Ramadi, Haditha, and Baiji. President Obama will send an additional 1,500 […]
Iraq
Peshmergas blunt, don’t break, Islamic State siege of Syria’s Kobane
Iraq
Iraq’s top cleric says graft in army helped Islamic State
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 105 Islamic State fighters during operations in Baiji, Baghdad, and Tikrit. The Islamic State killed six Awakening fighters north of Abu Ghraib.
Al Nusrah Front tweets photos allegedly showing aftermath of coalition airstrikes
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has tweeted a series of photos purportedly showing the aftermath of the US-led coalition’s airstrikes in Idlib. Prior to today, the coalition had not announced any airstrikes against Al Nusrah since the first day of the bombing campaign in Syria.
Hezbollah
Iranian general is said to mastermind Iraq ground war
Iraq
The Iraqi military said it killed 33 Islamic State fighters near Tikrit, Mosul, and Latafiyah. Iraqi intelligence captured an Islamic State judge and three aides in Ninewa. The Islamic State is reported to be advancing on the town of Kuwayr just south of Irbil.
Iraq
The Islamic State reportedly executed 50 members of the Albu Nimr tribe who opposed the group in Hit. A suicide bomber killed five people in an attack at a checkpoint in Baghdad. The US launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State near Al Qaim and the Mosul Dam.
Islamic State
New Alignments: The Kurds’ Lonely Fight against Islamic State Terror
Iraq
ISIS gains halted, but defeat not on horizon
Iraq
Fearing uprising, Islamic State militants hunt former Iraqi police
Iraq
Iraqi weapons trade thrives
Islamic State
The Child Soldiers Of Islamic State
Iraq
Sunni Tribesmen Say ISIS Exacts Brutal Revenge
Islamic State releases photos showing fighting in Amiriyat al Fallujah
Pictures released by the Islamic State show fierce fighting with the Iraqi Army in a key town just south of Fallujah in Anbar Province.
Iraq
For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of crumbling
Iraq
Iraqi Peshmerga arrive in Turkey to head for Syria
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 15 Islamic State fighters in airstrikes in Albu Faraj south of Tikrit. The US launched nine airstrikes against the Islamic State in Haditha, west of Baghdad, near the Mosul Dam, and Sinjar. Iraqi sources claimed 60 Islamic State fighters were killed in the airstrikes in Sinjar.