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US-led coalition: IS has lost 30 percent of its territory
January 5, 2016 - 2:17pm
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said yesterday that the militants have lost 30 percent of the territory they once held in Iraq and Syria.
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US conducting airstrikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit
US conducting airstrikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit
By Robert Burns | Over a year ago
At Iraq's request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake...
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Iraqi forces, militias sweep into Islamic State-held Tikrit
By Sameer N. Yacoub | March 12, 2015 - 6:22am
Iraqi soldiers and allied Shiite militiamen swept into the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit on yesterday, launching a two-front offensive to squeeze extremists out of Saddam Hussein's hometown in a major test of...
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In battle against IS, Iraqi forces retake town near Tikrit
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra | March 11, 2015 - 6:15am
Iraqi security forces on yesterday retook a town next to the militant-held city of Tikrit as they pressed their offensive against Islamic State militants, two military officials said.
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Iraqi general warns of military woes in fighting extremists
By Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul-Zahra | January 3, 2015 - 5:24am
Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi had 225 fighters, a single Abrams tank, a pair of mortars, two artillery pieces and about 40 armored Humvees when he set out to retake a strategic city in northern Iraq captured by Islamic...
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Bombings in Iraq's capital kill at least 27 people
By Sameer N. Yacoub | July 20, 2014 - 6:38am
A series of bombings, including three over a span of less than 10 minutes, killed at least 27 people across Baghdad on yesterday, shaking the fragile sense of security the capital has maintained despite the Sunni...
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Iraqi forces clash with militants in northern city
By Sinan Salaheddin and Sameer N. Yacoub | June 30, 2014 - 6:10am
Iraqi helicopter gunships struck suspected insurgent positions in Tikrit on yesterday as part of a government offensive to retake the predominantly Sunni hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein from Sunni militants...
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Iraq conflict rages on, Obama downplays threat
June 29, 2014 - 4:00pm
Iraqi government troops and armed extremists continued to fight near Baghdad and in Tikrit Saturday, even as Washington downplayed the threat of Iraqi militants.
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Militants post images of mass killing in Iraq
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sameer N. Yacoub | June 16, 2014 - 6:48am
As the Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad's defenses yesterday, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured...
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Hundreds of Iraqis heed calls to mobilize
June 14, 2014 - 3:42pm
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