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Soldiers retake key parts of Mosul university but ISIL puts up stiff resistance

The recapture of the university would be a symbolic victory against ISIL, as the militants had been using it as a kind of headquarters

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Iraqi soldiers storm Mosul university in further push against ISIL

The Iraqi army says ISIL militants have been forced to retreat and a key bridge across the Tigris river has been retaken

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Iraqi forces advance in northern Mosul

Fierce battles are underway with ISIL militants in the area. Thousands of people are fleeing to safety, fearing they will be caught up in any retaliation by ISIL.

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Turkish PM meets Iraqi Kurdish leader in Erbil

Turkey’s diplomatic drive in Iraq has continued, the Turkish prime minister meeting the leader of Iraq’s Kurdish region, on the second day of his visit to the…

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Iraq: car bomb at Baghdad market kills over a dozen

ISIL has claimed an attack in which a car was detonated after being driven into a vegetable market in a Shi'ite area.

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Iraqi troops advance on Tigris, as thousands flee Mosul neighbourhoods

Iraqi troops have pushed to within several hundred metres of the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul.

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Iraqi troops enter Mosul from the north

A spokesman for Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) says troops took the territory in an overnight raid across a tributary of the Tigris River in eastern Mosul.

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Iraq mounts new bid to retake cities under Islamic State militant control

Iraqi forces have launched a fresh offensive to retake cities controlled by the so-called Islamic State group.

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More than 2000 a day are fleeing Mosul - UN

The UN says this is several hundred more each day than before US-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from ISIL.

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Elite Iraqi forces advance in Mosul, fighting street-to-street against ISIL

Gunfire and clashes have been witnessed from up close in eastern Mosul, as Iraqi forces advanced further in their bid to oust militants from the self-styled Islamic…

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Iraqi civilians struggle to flee Mosul as army fights to oust ISIL

Humanitarian camps are prepared for people fleeing the fighting, but thousands remain stuck in the northern Iraqi city.

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Opinion: a brief history of so-called Islamic State (ISIL)

For two months, the international coalition in Iraq has battled to reclaim the city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State (ISIL).

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Fighting ISIL in Iraq prevents terror at home - President Hollande

President Francois Hollande regards the fight against ISIL in Iraq key to preventing terrorism in France.

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French president reaffirms support for anti-ISIL mission in Iraq with New Year visit

Hollande's trip to Iraq underscores a commitment to foreign missions that will be a significant part of a chequered legacy

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Deadly car bomb attack in Baghdad claimed by ISIL

Blast comes as the French President Francois Hollande visits the Iraqi capital

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Iraqi forces advance against ISIL in Mosul but suffer losses in south

The Iraqi army says it has made gradual progress in eastern Mosul as it tries to wrestle the city from the control of the so-called Islamic State.

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Civilians flee eastern Mosul as Iraqi forces battle ISIL

Scores of people fled for safety on Saturday on the third day of the renewed US-led offensive to retake the northern city from the Islamic State group.

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Deadly double bombing at Baghdad market

Twin explosions in a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday killed over 27 people and injured dozens more.

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Iraqi Army meets strong resistance from ISIL in second day of fresh Mosul offensive

Hundreds flee Mosul amid renewed heavy clashes between ISIL militants and the Iraqi Army.

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A decade after Saddam Hussein's hanging what has changed in Iraq

Pictures of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a noose around his neck were broadcast by Iraqi national television.

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