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Iraqi army and militias tread carefully in Falluja

With Sh'ite militias doing much of the heavy fighting in Iraq against ISIL, there are concerns they will alienate the Sunni communities they are trying to save from the Islamic extremists.

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Iraqi army enters Falluja as assault approaches decisive phase

A police station has been captured inside the city boundary, launching a direct assault to retake one of the main strongholds of ISIL.

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Iraq army 'begins assault' on ISIL bastion of Falluja

Iraqi government forces are keeping up the pressure on ISIL – beginning a major operation on Monday to storm the militant stronghold of Falluja, reports…

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ISIL militants come under attack on two fronts in Iraq

Iraqi government forces are keeping up the pressure on ISIL militants – pounding their positions in Falluja.

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Football fans die in suicide bomb blast in Iraq

It is feared at least 7 more football fans have been killed in a suicide bombing in Iraq.

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Iraqi forces find ISIL underground tunnels as Falluja battle rages

There has been no let-up in the Iraqi military offensive to drive ISIL out of Falluja.

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Fleeing Fallujah: hundreds leave but tens of thousands are trapped

At least 50,000 civilians are thought to be still inside the city, which is around 65 kilometres west of Baghdad.

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Iraq: Progress in fight to oust ISIL from Falluja but 'civilians face starvation'

Amid fierce fighting on the road to Falluja, Iraqi forces and allied militiamen closed in on the ISIL stronghold on Thursday.

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Iraqi forces say they will retake Falluja from ISIL 'soon'

Iraqi forces and allied militiamen are tightening the noose around the ISIL stronghold of Falluja.

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Iraqi units advance on ISIL-held Fallujah

Iraqi government units and Shia paramilitary allies are closing on Fallujah as the battle intensifies to retake the ISIL-held city.

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The strategic map of the the offensive against ISIL

On March 19 the Iraqi army said it retook the remote town of Rutba which had been captured by the so-called Islamic State in 2014, as with most of Iraq’s…

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Iraqi offensive in Fallujah causing concern over civilian safety, says UN

Iraqi forces have begun shelling ISIL targets as the fight for Fallujah rages through a second day.

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Iraqi forces storm ISIL stronghold of Fallujah

Iraqi forces have begun storming Fallujah, the first city to fall to ISIL, more than two years ago.

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Thousands storm heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces have opened fire on protesters who stormed the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad.

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Iraq: Baghdad Green Zone protests turn violent as security forces open fire

Iraqi protesters who stormed into Baghdad’s protected Green Zone were fired on by security forces.

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A Yazidi girl's harrowing tale of escape from ISIL captivity

Lamiya Aji Bashar, an Iraqi Yazidi, tells a tortuous tale of her escape from ISIL captivity.

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More than 70 killed in bloody day of violence in Baghdad

More than 70 people have been killed and over 140 wounded in a day of attacks in Baghdad. A car bomb went off in the Shi’ite Sadr City on Tuesday

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Dozens killed in Baghdad blasts

Two blasts have rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad – killing dozens of people and injuring more than 90. A suicide bomber – believed to be a woman –

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Eleven dead in attack on Iraq gas plant

Militants from ISIL reportedly began the assault in the early hours of the morning, when a car bomber targeted the main gate of the facility in Taji, allowing a vehicle to enter with six militants who

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Baghdad rocked by a series of car bombs

Iraqi police say the devices were detonated in the north, west and Sadr City areas of the Iraqi capital. There are dozens of dead and injured.

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