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ISIL targets families as car bombs hit Baghdad

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Iraq: ISIL claims blame for deadly Basra attack

ISIL claims responsibility for a deadly suicide car bombing near oilfields in Iraq's southern Basra province.

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Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State militants in Mosul

Iraqi special forces continued battling Islamic State group (IS) militants in the western Mosul neighbourhoods of al-Eraibi and al-Rifaie on Monday.

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Iraqi forces close in on Mosul

Iraqi security forces are said to be only days away from retaking Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State group.

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Battle for Mosul: Iraq prosthetic centre treats hundreds of war casualties

As the battle raged between ISIL and Iraqi forces in Mosul, Iraq, a prosthetic facility endeavoured to help the hundreds of victims who have lost limbs in the…

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Mosul offensive "in final phase"

Seven months into the campaign to recapture Iraq's second-largest city, government forces say it is now in its final phase after opening a new front in the northwest of the city last week.

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Battle for Mosul: Iraqi army in 'final push'

The Iraqi army’s new push in the battle to recapture Mosul has been hailed as “the beginning of the end” for the extremist group there.

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Iraqi army opens new front in the battle for Mosul

New front opens in the battle to retake Mosul from ISIL

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Iraqi policemen killed in Baghdad car bombing

The attack comes as Iraqi forces attempt to push back ISIL forces in the northern city of Mosul.

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Qatari hostages in Iraq freed after 16 months

Twenty-six Qatari hostages, including members of the ruling family, were freed on Friday after being held by gunmen in Iraq for over a year, officials say.

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Warning of "humanitarian catastrophe" as Mosul fighting intensifies

Fierce fighting took place on Friday in the old part of Western Mosul as Iraqi forces continue to battle ISIL fighters.

Germany

German foreign minister meets Kurdistan leaders in Iraq

Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has expressed support for Iraq’s Kurds during a trip to Erbil in the north-east of the country.

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Iraqi Yazidis celebrate their New Year

Iraq's Yazidi minority celebrate their new year with hope 2017 will be better.

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Fighting rages on in western Mosul

An estimated 400,000 people are thought to be trapped in the area. UN camps are filling up with people fleeing the violence.

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Iraq: battle for western Mosul hampered by ISIL tactics

The so-called Islamic State group now only controls less than a fifth of the territory it held in Iraq in 2014, according to an Iraqi military spokesman.

Turkey

A week to go: Turkish expatriates cast referendum vote

With a week to go till Turkey’s referendum on April 16 on a new political system that would give the president sweeping new powers, the country’s expatriates have been continuing to vote in advance in

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Drone footage of Mosul destruction

The Iraqi military is battling Islamic State group in a final push to take control of the parts of western Mosul that are still held by the extremist group.

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Civilians used as human shields in Mosul

Evidence has emerged the so-called Islamic State is using civilians as human shields in its combat to retain control of Mosul.

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ISIL's number two reportedly killed

Local media report the death of ISIL's second in command during an Iraqi airstrike in Mosul.

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How landmines and booby traps are piling fresh terror on war-weary Iraqis

Already scarred by the horrors of war and ISIL occupation, villagers returning home in Iraq are facing a fresh terror.

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