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ISIL step up suicide attacks after Ramadi setbacks

The US-led coalition supporting Iraqi ground troops in Ramadi said about 700 fighters from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) are holed up

Iraq

ISIL forces civilians to act as human shields as the battle for Ramadi rages

As the Iraqi army continues to force ISIL out of the city of Ramadi.

Iraq

Iraqi army retakes Ramadi from retreating ISIL

Iraqi government forces are claiming total success with the retaking of the city of Ramadi from ISIL fighters. The city had been in the hands of the

Iraq

ISIL shrugs off losses, boasts resilience, goads Israel

Desolation and destruction contradict the latest statement by the leader of the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL)—destruction such as seen in

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Iraq

Iraqi army declares Ramadi 'liberated' from ISIL militants

Iraqi troops have raised the national flag above the main government complex in Ramadi, declaring total victory over ISIL in the war-ravaged western

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'Iraqi flag raised in Ramadi' as army seizes key government complex from ISIL

Iraqi soldiers are hailing a victory in Ramadi but fully retaking the city from ISIL also means securing its booby-trapped streets and flushing out

Iraq

Battle for Ramadi: has ISIL just lost its biggest prize of 2015?

If true, it will deprive the so-called Islamic State of their biggest prize of 2015. The Iraqi army claims that it has re-captured Ramadi, west of

Iraq

Iraqi forces retake control of Ramadi from ISIL

Iraqi forces in Ramadi have taken control of the city’s government complex from the group calling itself Islamic State, or ISIL. Ramadi fell to

Syria

US-backed Arab rebel alliance captures Syrian dam from ISIL

In Syria, the US-backed Kurdish Arab rebel alliance has captured a dam on the River Euphrates from the group calling itself Islamic State, or

Iraq

Iraq 'few days' from liberating Ramadi from ISIL

Iraqi forces say they have recaptured a number of southern neighbourhoods from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi

Iraq

Battle for Ramadi continues

US-led airstrikes continue to pound Islamic State militants in Ramadi as the battle for the capital of Anbar province enters its fourth day. The

Egypt

Arab League demands Turkey withdraw troops from Iraq

Foreign ministers of the Arab League held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday at the request of the Iraqi government. On the agenda: finding a

Iraq

Losses and gains in the battle to oust ISIL from key cities in Syria and Iraq

An offensive by the so-called Islamic State has reportedly led to the jihadist group taking over what was the government controlled district in the

Iraq

Iraqi forces move street-by-street to recapture Ramadi

Iraqi forces in Ramadi are moving street by street to force out ISIL militants in the hope of recapturing the city by the end of the week. Officials

Iraq

Iraqi forces storm Ramadi centre, predict victory within days

Iraqi armed forces stormed the centre of Ramadi Tuesday as their bid to dislodge Islamic State militants continues. Some 300 militants remain in

Iraq

Iraq army moves to oust ISIL militants from Ramadi

The Iraqi army has begun a final offensive to retake Ramadi from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to state television and government

World News

Migrants: more than a million arrive in the EU

Record number recorded by IOM

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Iraqi security forces killed in apparent US air strike

A US aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, according to

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Iraqi army advances on ISIL militants in city of Ramadi, backed up by airstrikes

The Iraqi army claims to have retaken parts of the western city of Ramadi, 100 kilometres from Baghdad

Iraq

Doha working with Iraq to secure release of 26 kidnapped Qataris

The Foreign Ministry in Doha says it is working with Iraqi authorities to organise the release of twenty six of its citizens. Around a hundred

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