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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul, Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East
Iraqi troops entered Mosul from the north for the first time on Friday, part of a new phase in the battle for the city that also saw elite forces bridge a river under cover of darkness in an unprecedented night raid. A spokesman for Iraq’s elite...
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Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a bomb attack at a police checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, Iraq, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2017 | Middle East
Najaf – Ultra-hardline terror group ISIS staged a fierce attack against a police checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday, killing seven policemen. The horrific attack was seen as retaliation to government forces making sweeping advances...