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Saudi Arabia

Muslims celebrate feast of the sacrifice

Muslims from around the world have been celebrating the feast of the sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha.

Iraq

ISIL fighters flee Iraqi city Tal Afar to defend nearby al Ayadiya

Peshmerga troops round up fleeing ISIL fighters after Tal Afar but hundreds mount defence nearby

Iraq

Iraqi army claims fall of Tal Afar

The Iraqi army enters the centre of Tal Afar, ISIL's last major urban centre in Iraq.

Iraq

Iraqi troops 'on the verge' of retaking Tal Afar from IS militants

The quick collapse of Islamic State in Tal Afar confirms Iraqi military reports that the militants lack command and control structures in the areas west of Mosul

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Iraq

Iraqi security forces retake Tal Afar

A month after liberating Mosul from Islamic State, Iraqi government forces have broken through the militant's lines inside Tal Afar reaching the old city centre and the neighbourhood around the Ottoman-era citadel,

Iraq

ISIL under attack on two fronts

Iraq

Iraqi security forces launch offensive on city of Tal Afar

Iraqi security forces launched a U.S.-backed offensive to take back the city of Tal Afar, in the campaign to defeat Islamic State militants.

Canada

Yazidi boy reunited with mother in Canada after ISIL ordeal

A new life lies ahead after an emotional meeting at Winnipeg airport

Turkey

Turkey, Iran warn Iraqi Kurds over indepedence vote

Iran and Turkey are again voicing their opposition to a planned referendum on Iraqi Kurdish independence.

Iraq

Iraq bombs ISIL-held Tal Afar ahead of ground assault

The town is the next big target for Iraqi forces after last month's recapture of Mosul

Iraq

Hundreds of Iraqi's flee the city of Tal Afar over fears it will be the next battleground in the fight against so-called Islamic State

Hundreds of Iraqi's flee the city of Tal Afar over fears it will be the next battleground in the fight against so-called Islamic State

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Car bomb in Raqqa injures journalists

Journalists covering the recapture of Raqqa from ISIL forces in Syria have been injured in a car bomb attack.

Iraq

No home to return to: families' plight in war-ravaged Mosul

When all that's left is rubble: Iraqi families displaced by months of fighting between government forces and Islamic State group militants are returning to Mosul to find their homes destroyed.

Afghanistan

Islamic State claims attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

Security forces battle gunmen in Afghan capital, Kabul after suicide bomb attack at the Iraqi embassy

Iraq

Women shed the veil in post Islamic State Mosul

Women can now be seen wearing bright clothes without face veils in post Islamic State Mosul since restrictions on them were lifted.

Europe News

European Commission targets antiquities sales to curb terrorism

The EU Commission suggests a new rule to stop trafficking of ‘antiquities’ – cultural artefacts- from both inside and outside the bloc.

Iraq

16-year old Isis fighter captured in Mosul confirmed as German girl

Four women including a 16-year old girl, captured in the Iraqi city of Mosul have been confirmed as German nationals

Iraq

West Mosul a deserted, shattered city

Residents return to West Mosul to find nothing

Iraq

Liberated Mosul a city of rubble

Mosul needs an urgent rebuilding plan

World News

This week in pictures: crazy moon, paddleboard yoga and bulls in Pamplona

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