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Trump moves spark Iraqi anger, calls against future alliance
Reverberations from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other stances are threatening to undermine future U.S.-Iraqi security cooperation, rattling a key alliance that over the past two years has slowly beaten back the Islamic State group.
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U.S. commander: Mosul and Raqqa should be retaken in 6 months
Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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ISIS using drones, other innovating tactics with deadly effect
First the tiny drones buzz overhead to observe Iraqi soldiers. Then, the Islamic State group’s flying machines return to drop a small explosive device to sow panic among security forces — or deadlier still, to help guide a suicide car bomber to a target.
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Shock and indifference to Trump ban on Mosul frontline
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning citizens from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States was met with mixed reactions in Mosul, where Iraqi soldiers are working closely with a U.S.-led coalition in a tough fight the Islamic State group.
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Iraqi troops advance in eastern Mosul amid fierce clashes
Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing ISIS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Iraq makes swift territorial gains against ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress.
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Iraqi forces enter Mosul University in battling ISIS for city
Iraqi special forces entered Mosul University on Friday in their latest advance along the eastern front as they battle Islamic State militants for control of the city, according to senior Iraqi officers.
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Top Iraqi commander: Mosul could be liberated in 3 months
A top Iraqi commander told The Associated Press that the operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group could be complete in three months or less.
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Fight for a Mosul district shows Iraqis’ slow, painful slog
The Iraqi troops holding the front in eastern Mosul are perched inside bedrooms and kitchens of homes, on rooftops and in hallways. They haven’t pushed forward in days. The water bottles and Styrofoam food containers they’ve used up pile around them, spilling into the houses’ gardens.
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Iraqi forces face fierce ISIS attacks after new Mosul push
Significant Islamic State group counterattacks in southeastern Mosul inflicted heavy losses on Iraqi forces overnight after a new push deeper into the city this week, according to an Iraqi Army officer.
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Trump moves spark Iraqi anger, calls against future alliance
Reverberations from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other stances are threatening to undermine future U.S.-Iraqi security cooperation, rattling a key alliance that over the past two years has slowly beaten back the Islamic State group.
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U.S. commander: Mosul and Raqqa should be retaken in 6 months
Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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ISIS using drones, other innovating tactics with deadly effect
First the tiny drones buzz overhead to observe Iraqi soldiers. Then, the Islamic State group’s flying machines return to drop a small explosive device to sow panic among security forces — or deadlier still, to help guide a suicide car bomber to a target.
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Shock and indifference to Trump ban on Mosul frontline
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning citizens from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States was met with mixed reactions in Mosul, where Iraqi soldiers are working closely with a U.S.-led coalition in a tough fight the Islamic State group.
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Iraqi troops advance in eastern Mosul amid fierce clashes
Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing ISIS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Iraq makes swift territorial gains against ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress.
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Iraqi forces enter Mosul University in battling ISIS for city
Iraqi special forces entered Mosul University on Friday in their latest advance along the eastern front as they battle Islamic State militants for control of the city, according to senior Iraqi officers.
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Top Iraqi commander: Mosul could be liberated in 3 months
A top Iraqi commander told The Associated Press that the operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group could be complete in three months or less.
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Fight for a Mosul district shows Iraqis’ slow, painful slog
The Iraqi troops holding the front in eastern Mosul are perched inside bedrooms and kitchens of homes, on rooftops and in hallways. They haven’t pushed forward in days. The water bottles and Styrofoam food containers they’ve used up pile around them, spilling into the houses’ gardens.
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Iraqi forces face fierce ISIS attacks after new Mosul push
Significant Islamic State group counterattacks in southeastern Mosul inflicted heavy losses on Iraqi forces overnight after a new push deeper into the city this week, according to an Iraqi Army officer.
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Trump moves spark Iraqi anger, calls against future alliance
Reverberations from President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other stances are threatening to undermine future U.S.-Iraqi security cooperation, rattling a key alliance that over the past two years has slowly beaten back the Islamic State group.
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U.S. commander: Mosul and Raqqa should be retaken in 6 months
Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
-
ISIS using drones, other innovating tactics with deadly effect
First the tiny drones buzz overhead to observe Iraqi soldiers. Then, the Islamic State group’s flying machines return to drop a small explosive device to sow panic among security forces — or deadlier still, to help guide a suicide car bomber to a target.
-
Shock and indifference to Trump ban on Mosul frontline
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning citizens from Iraq and six other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States was met with mixed reactions in Mosul, where Iraqi soldiers are working closely with a U.S.-led coalition in a tough fight the Islamic State group.
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Iraqi troops advance in eastern Mosul amid fierce clashes
Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing ISIS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Iraq makes swift territorial gains against ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress.
-
Iraqi forces enter Mosul University in battling ISIS for city
Iraqi special forces entered Mosul University on Friday in their latest advance along the eastern front as they battle Islamic State militants for control of the city, according to senior Iraqi officers.
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Top Iraqi commander: Mosul could be liberated in 3 months
A top Iraqi commander told The Associated Press that the operation to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group could be complete in three months or less.
-
Fight for a Mosul district shows Iraqis’ slow, painful slog
The Iraqi troops holding the front in eastern Mosul are perched inside bedrooms and kitchens of homes, on rooftops and in hallways. They haven’t pushed forward in days. The water bottles and Styrofoam food containers they’ve used up pile around them, spilling into the houses’ gardens.
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Iraqi forces face fierce ISIS attacks after new Mosul push
Significant Islamic State group counterattacks in southeastern Mosul inflicted heavy losses on Iraqi forces overnight after a new push deeper into the city this week, according to an Iraqi Army officer.
