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... several names, including Abdul-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli and Haji Imam, was a "well-known terrorist" who had a hand in terrorist plots outside of Iraq and Syria. He said al-Qaduli has been associated with IS dating back to its earliest iteration as al-Qaida in Iraq. He said ...
... has been based on the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship that has been deployed in the region. Their movement into Iraq comes as the Iraqi forces formally begin their push to retake Mosul. Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, spokesman for Iraq's Joint Military Command, announced Thursday that the Iraqi ...
Iraqi armed forces have started an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, who have held the beleaguered city for nearly two years. “The first phase of the Fatah (Conquest) Operation has been launched at dawn to liberate Nineveh, raising the Iraqi flag in several ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military base, expanding the number and the combat exposure of American troops in the country as Iraqi security forces plan and prepare for a counteroffensive against the Islamic State in ...
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday determined that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, as he acted to meet a congressional deadline. Kerry's finding does not obligate the United States to take additional action against IS militants ...
... news summary. There's word that three Americans who disappeared in Baghdad last week were kidnapped by a Shiite militia. Reuters reported that today, citing Iraqi and U.S. sources. It said the group is backed by Iran, but that U.S. officials don't think Iran's government was ...
... quote -- "insulting sanctities." In addition to prison terms, they'd been sentenced to 99 lashes for shaking hands with the opposite sex. Security forces in Iraq fanned out across part of Baghdad today, after three Americans disappeared over the weekend. Iraqi officials said they were kidnapped on Friday and taken ...
... U.S. training just this past summer. GWEN IFILL: What effect does it have on morale, not only for Iraqi citizens, but also for the Iraqi military? MATT BRADLEY: Well, every victory that happens in this battle is a strategic victory, because what we're talking about, what the Iraqi ...
... evidence didn't indicate criminal conduct. We will have this story in full, and more on new killings in Chicago, after the news summary. In Iraq, government troops have recaptured the center of Ramadi from Islamic State fighters. The military trumpeted its success today, even as pockets of resistance persisted ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: In Iraq, army units advanced deep into Ramadi today, in a bid to recapture the key city from Islamic State control. It's the latest push in a slow-moving offensive. ISIS captured Ramadi last May, striking a blow at the Baghdad government. The city is capital ...
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