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Iraqi special operations forces join Mosul offensive against ISIS
The addition of the elite troops marked a significant intensification of the fight for Iraq’s second-largest city.
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Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months.
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Iraqi forces launch military push to drive ISIS from Mosul
The push to retake Mosul will be the biggest military operation in Iraq since American troops left in 2011 and, if successful, the strongest blow yet to the Islamic State group.
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U.S.: Mosul talk helps civilians, encourages defectors
The spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition helping the Iraqi military on Monday defended recent pronouncements that the operation to retake Mosul is imminent, saying the advanced warning gives civilians hope they will soon be liberated and encourages defections of extremist fighters.
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U.S. forces increasing Iraq footprint ahead of Mosul operation
Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow’s father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
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In battle for Iraq’s Mosul, many forces with many motives
An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq that is likely to be decisive in the war against the Islamic State group.
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For former residents, return to Fallujah is painful after ISIS occupation
Fallujah was declared “fully liberated” in June, following an operation that was assisted by U.S.-led airstrikes.
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Mosul operation could be delayed by destruction of air base
Iraqi army commanders say it will take months of reconstruction before it is ready to receive cargo planes and house troops.
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Oil wells south of Mosul burn days after key town retaken
The skies above this small northern Iraqi town are black with smoke and ash rains down from around a half dozen oil wells that Islamic State group fighters set ablaze as Iraqi troops moved in to retake Qayara last week.
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Mosul fight is already redrawing the map of northern Iraq
In the buildup to a long-awaited offensive on the city of Mosul, Kurdish forces are seizing new territory in northern Iraq that they say will become part of their autonomous region
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Iraqi special operations forces join Mosul offensive against ISIS
The addition of the elite troops marked a significant intensification of the fight for Iraq’s second-largest city.
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Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months.
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Iraqi forces launch military push to drive ISIS from Mosul
The push to retake Mosul will be the biggest military operation in Iraq since American troops left in 2011 and, if successful, the strongest blow yet to the Islamic State group.
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U.S.: Mosul talk helps civilians, encourages defectors
The spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition helping the Iraqi military on Monday defended recent pronouncements that the operation to retake Mosul is imminent, saying the advanced warning gives civilians hope they will soon be liberated and encourages defections of extremist fighters.
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U.S. forces increasing Iraq footprint ahead of Mosul operation
Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow’s father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
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In battle for Iraq’s Mosul, many forces with many motives
An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq that is likely to be decisive in the war against the Islamic State group.
-
For former residents, return to Fallujah is painful after ISIS occupation
Fallujah was declared “fully liberated” in June, following an operation that was assisted by U.S.-led airstrikes.
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Mosul operation could be delayed by destruction of air base
Iraqi army commanders say it will take months of reconstruction before it is ready to receive cargo planes and house troops.
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Oil wells south of Mosul burn days after key town retaken
The skies above this small northern Iraqi town are black with smoke and ash rains down from around a half dozen oil wells that Islamic State group fighters set ablaze as Iraqi troops moved in to retake Qayara last week.
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Mosul fight is already redrawing the map of northern Iraq
In the buildup to a long-awaited offensive on the city of Mosul, Kurdish forces are seizing new territory in northern Iraq that they say will become part of their autonomous region
-
Iraqi special operations forces join Mosul offensive against ISIS
The addition of the elite troops marked a significant intensification of the fight for Iraq’s second-largest city.
-
Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months.
-
Iraqi forces launch military push to drive ISIS from Mosul
The push to retake Mosul will be the biggest military operation in Iraq since American troops left in 2011 and, if successful, the strongest blow yet to the Islamic State group.
-
U.S.: Mosul talk helps civilians, encourages defectors
The spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition helping the Iraqi military on Monday defended recent pronouncements that the operation to retake Mosul is imminent, saying the advanced warning gives civilians hope they will soon be liberated and encourages defections of extremist fighters.
-
U.S. forces increasing Iraq footprint ahead of Mosul operation
Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow’s father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
-
In battle for Iraq’s Mosul, many forces with many motives
An unlikely array of forces is converging on the city of Mosul, lining up for a battle on the historic plains of northern Iraq that is likely to be decisive in the war against the Islamic State group.
-
For former residents, return to Fallujah is painful after ISIS occupation
Fallujah was declared “fully liberated” in June, following an operation that was assisted by U.S.-led airstrikes.
-
Mosul operation could be delayed by destruction of air base
Iraqi army commanders say it will take months of reconstruction before it is ready to receive cargo planes and house troops.
-
Oil wells south of Mosul burn days after key town retaken
The skies above this small northern Iraqi town are black with smoke and ash rains down from around a half dozen oil wells that Islamic State group fighters set ablaze as Iraqi troops moved in to retake Qayara last week.
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Mosul fight is already redrawing the map of northern Iraq
In the buildup to a long-awaited offensive on the city of Mosul, Kurdish forces are seizing new territory in northern Iraq that they say will become part of their autonomous region
