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Islamic State imposes new rules on education in Syria, Iraq
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United Nations Cites ISIS Genocide Threat
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The Islamic State killed 18 Iraqis in three IED attacks in Baghdad. Yesterday, the Islamic State launched a series of attacks against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, including a suicide bombing that killed six Peshmerga near the Mosul Dam, and killed 15 more people in car bombings in Karbala. The US launched three airstrikes against […]
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Officials: ISIS forces launch multiple attacks in Iraq
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Appointment of Iraq’s new interior minister opens door to militia and Iranian influence
Iraq
An Islamic State suicide bomber killed an Iraqi Army brigade commander and two aides in Amriyat al Fallujah. The police chief for Salahaddin province was wounded in an IED attack. Another Islamic State suicide bomber killed 18 people at a Shia mosque in Baghdad. The US launched 10 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Fallujah, […]
Germany
Islamic State attracts Kurds from Germany to join jihad
Islamic State patrols town north of Baghdad
A town in the key northern Baghdad belt has fallen back under control of the Islamic State.
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The Islamic State killed 47 people in a series of attacks that included a suicide bomber, roadside bombs, and mortars, in Baghdad and areas south of the capital. The Iraqi military killed three Islamic State fighters in Mosul. The US and allied did not launch any airstrikes in Iraq; 14 strikes were launched in Kobani […]
Islamic State photos highlight group’s grip on Ramadi
The jihadist group released photographs showing its fighters manning checkpoints in the 7 Kilo area west of Ramadi and in control of a base in Albu Aytha, just north of the provincial capital.
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The Iraqi military claimed it defeated Islamic State assaults on Ramadi and the oil refinery in Baiji, and killed 22 Islamic State fighters in Diyala. The US launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State near the Haditha Dam and Baiji; three Islamic State fighters were reported killed in the attacks.
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Military chiefs: Islamic State has ‘tactical momentum’
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Serious disagreements remain in US-led coalition battling the Islamic State
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The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons
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Gruesome photos may show ISIS using chemical weapons on Kurds, report says
Islamic State suicide bomber kills Badr militia leader in Baghdad
The increased violence inside the capital is the result of the Islamic State’s success in implementing its Baghdad Belts strategy.
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The Islamic State killed Ahmed al Khafaji, a member of parliament as well as a senior commander in the Shiite Badr militia, and 20 other people in a suicide attack in Baghdad, and 2 “volunteers” south of Tikrit. Eight Islamic State fighters and two Iraqi soldiers were killed during a clash at a military base […]
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Iraq’s Shia militias kill Sunni civilians in retaliation against ISIS, Amnesty says
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Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq
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IS jihadists boast of enslaving Yazidis
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The Islamic State killed four policemen and a militia fighter in attacks in Samarra. Security forces claimed to have killed “dozens” of Islamic State fighters in Jurf al Sakhar.
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Iraq crisis: 180,000 flee IS advance in Anbar, UN says
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Turkish sources deny giving Washington the use of bases to fight Islamic State
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Turkey opens its bases for US and coalition forces in fight against ISIS
Iraq
The Islamic State killed 25 people in a triple suicide attack north of Baqubah, six Iraqis in a bombing in Baqubah, and 23 more civilians in a pair of bombings in Baghdad. The Islamic State also assassinated Anbar province’s chief of police. The US and allied countries launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State in […]
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US general sees bigger role ‘advising and assisting’ Iraqi forces
Islamic State assassinates Anbar province police chief
Today’s assassination of the Anbar chief of police is the latest in a series of setbacks for Iraqi security forces in the province, which is mostly under the Islamic State’s control.
German, Saudi, and Turkish Islamic State fighters launch complex suicide attack
The Islamic State continues to promote the exploits of foreign suicide bombers.
Islamic State releases video of training camp in Ninewa
The Islamic State has released a video showcasing over 100 new recruits at a training camp in northern Iraq.