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Now playing Next Iraq Yazidis freed by militant Islamic State At least 200 members of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq have been released. They had been held by the Islamic State militant group 18/01/2015
Now playing Next World "ISIL is the baby of George W Bush" German journalist and author Jürgen Todenhöfer is perhaps best known for supposedly being the first Westerner to have embedded with Islamic State 16/01/2015
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Now playing Next Iraq The rise of female jihadists As French police search for a female suspect in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris, euronews spoke to an expert about women being 10/01/2015
Now playing Next Iraq As Iraq marks Army Day ISIL suicide bombers kill 23 soldiers in Anbar attack As Iraq celebrates Army Day the force’s future hangs in the balance as the country faces the threat from ISIL and other security services, such as 06/01/2015
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Now playing Next Iraq ISIL did not shoot down Jordan plane - US military The statement contradicts the Jordanian government which earlier admitted that one of its jet fighters was shot out of the sky by ground to air missiles. 24/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Some displaced Iraqi Christians are not in the Christmas spirit Internally displaced Iraqi Christians who fled violence in Mosul celebrated Christmas in Baghdad on Wednesday. About 80 families gathered at a 24/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Yazidi return home to find mass graves Yazidi refugees from the Iraqi village of Hardan returned to their homes for the first time on Tuesday after being driven out by Islamic militants in 24/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Peshmerga fighters move on Sinjar town in Iraq as fierce battle with ISIL rages The United States continue to launch air strikes against ISIL positions in Iraq as Kurdish Peshmerga forces move closer to Sinjar town and the 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL fighters 'flee' Iraq's Sinjar as Peshmerga troops 'make gains' Kurdish Peshmerga troops have been pushing their way into the town of Sinjar on Sunday backed by US-led coalition forces. The battles taking place 21/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi Kurds celebrate breaking of ISIL siege around Mount Sinjar It is being described as one of the most significant victories so far against ISIL militants in Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters say they have now 19/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Peshmerga assault frees Yazidis trapped for months on Mount Sinjar In Iraq’s Kurdistan region a two-day military assault by Peshmerga forces has helped free hundreds of minority Yazidi people who have been trapped on 18/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Tight security as millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims stream into Kerbala, Iraq Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims from across Iraq, Iran and neighbouring countries have streamed into Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala over the past 13/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Pilgrims defy ISIL militants flocking to Kerbala in record numbers One person has been killed by rocket fire in the Iraqi city of Kerbala where Shi’ite pilgrims gathered for religious ceremonies. Despite the threat 12/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Shi'ite pilgrims flock to Kerbala despite security threat Roads and highways across Iraq have filled with hundreds of thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims heading to Kerbala to celebrate a religious ceremony amid 11/12/2014
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Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces to get extra 1,500 coalition support troops, says US Iraqi and Peshmerga forces fighting the self-proclaimed Islamic State group will soon have extra backup from coalition allies. The US military says a 09/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Pope sends message of support to Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria European church leaders including the Pope have sent a message of support to Christians refugees in the Iraqi city of Erbil. The Archbishop of 07/12/2014
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