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Iraq: Christmas service held in Bartella, recently liberated from ISIL

Bartella: Christmas after ISIL Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered in Bartella, near Mosul, for a Christmas Eve service – the first since this area was retaken from the Islamic State group (ISIL) in

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Battle for Mosul: internally displaced nears 100,000, UN agency says

The number of people displaced from Mosul has nearly reached 100,000 the UN’s refugee agency says since the Iraqi army’s offensive to retake the city from ISIL.

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ISIL-claimed bomb attacks outside Mosul kill at least 23

The military said three car bombs ripped through a market in Kokjali, an eastern suburb of the embattled Iraqi city.

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'Wrath of Euphrates Forces' in battle for Raqqa

Operation to oust ISIL from Iraq and Syria

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The courageous story of two girls who escaped sexual enslavement by ISIL

European Parliament Sakharov Prize winners Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar in The Global Conversation

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Iraq tries to reassure over gruelling Mosul campaign

With the battle to crush ISIL in its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul now in its ninth week, the government is trying to play down concerns about the slow pace of…

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Iraqi artillery pounds ISIL targets southeast of Mosul

The Iraqi army has been pounding ISIL targets in Mosul, as part of their bid to drive out the group from the city.

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Iraqi army withdraw from Mosul hospital amid fierce fighting

The Iraqi army pounds ISIL positions in Mosul, as it continues its campaign to drive the extremists from the city.

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'Dozens killed' in airstrikes on ISIL-held town in Iraq

Airstrikes on a town near Iraq’s western border with Syria have killed dozens of people, according to Reuters.

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Mosul campaign 'could take two more months'

Seven weeks into its campaign to retake Mosul from ISIL militants, the Iraqi army says it is facing the toughest urban warfare imaginable.

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Nimrud: drone footage shows ISIL destruction of Iraqi ancient city

Drone footage taken over the ancient northern Iraqi site of Nimrud has been released showing the extent of the damage suffered at the hands of ISIL.

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Iraq says its forces have retaken most of eastern Mosul from ISIL

Iraqi forces claim they are now in control of most of eastern Mosul.

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Hundred Shi'ite pilgrims killed by Islamic State in Iraq

Around one hundred people, most of them Shi'ite pilgrims from Iran, have been killed in the Iraqi city of Hilla by a suicide truck bomber.

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Dozens of Shi'ite pilgrims killed in Iraq

More than 80 people, most of them Shi'ite pilgrims from Iran, have been killed in the Iraqi city of Hilla.

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The battle for Mosul rages on

ISIL militants have been steadily retreating from areas around Mosul into the city since the battle started on October 17, with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition.

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Over 68,000 displaced from Mosul and surroundings, UN warns

The UN warns over 68,000 people have been displaced from Mosul and its surroundings in the six weeks since Iraqi forces began the battle to oust ISIL.

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Scenes inside Mosul area retaken by Iraq troops

The residents of Gogjali, eight kilometres from Mosul, were being evacuated from their homes on Tuesday morning as the operation to liberate Iraq’s second city…

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Shia militia in Iraq move to cut off Mosul supply route

Days after seizing an air base south of Tal Afar, Iranian backed Shia militia in Iraq are moving to encircle the city in an attempt to finish off the job.

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Hundreds scramble for food aid in Mosul

Residents of Mosul crowd around trucks delivering much-needed humanitarian aid and jostle for scant supplies.

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Millions gather for Arbaeen

Tight security is in place in Iraq for the culmination of the annual pilgrimage procession for Shia Muslims.

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