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In Iraq, academics restock Mosul's barren bookshelves
To track down the books, he has had to travel 400 kilometres south to Baghdad, and even a further 600 kilometres to Basra.
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Hundreds flee Syria jihadist enclave before final assault
The so-called Islamic State is only days away from dying in a tiny village that until recently, few even in Syria had ever heard of.
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Photographers in Iraq's Mosul snap dark days, bright futures
A year and a half after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul from IS, residents have been hiring local photographers to capture mementos of their city's darkest days.
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New Iraq minister quits over videos linking her brother to IS
Her decision comes days after MPs and local officials from Mosul made accusations online that her brother, Layth al-Hayali, was an IS member.
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After shedding IS, Mosul embraces makeovers
In Mosul, the average hair implant procedure costs around $800, including the follow-up after the operation.
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Iraqi forces seize 70 percent of Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar – minister
The offensive on Tal Afar, which lies on the supply route between Syria and the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, started on 20 August.
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Iraqi Prime Minister congratulates armed forces for Mosul ‘victory’
State television later showed Abadi touring Mosul on foot alongside residents of Iraq’s second-largest city.
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Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years
The militants implemented an extreme version of Islam which associated toys with a face, like dolls, with idolatry.
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100 civilians killed in US air strike on Mosul building
An investigation concluded that the US strike inadvertently triggered explosives placed in the building by Islamic state fighters.
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Iraqi forces push for Mosul victory before Ramadan
Military commanders and intelligence officials say they aim to take control of al-Nuri mosque before Ramadan starts at the end of this month.
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Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad
Thousands of residents have fled from IS-held areas inside Mosul, the militants’ biggest remaining stronghold in Iraq.
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Need to avoid civilian deaths weighs on minds of US forces in Mosul battle
The troop is based at this airfield about 60 kms south of Mosul, as is a rocket battery which fires into west Mosul.
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Civilians start fleeing homes after west Mosul offensive begins
About 200 women and children being transported on buses by federal police as they fled heavy bombardment in two villages near Mosul's airport.
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Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the offensive as residents of western Mosul suffer food and fuel shortages.
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Death toll from Baghdad blasts rises to 29
Blasts, including one suicide attack, tore through a busy market in the Sinak neighbourhood, police said.
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Islamic State kills 12 Sunni tribal fighters, police south of Mosul
The tribal fighters and police were gunned down at two fake checkpoints set up by the insurgents in Shirqat.
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Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month
The militants have been steadily retreating from areas around Mosul into the city since the battle started on 17 October.
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Toxic pollutants choke Iraqi children caught in Islamic State retreat
Oil wells around the Iraqi town of Qayyara are still burning, weeks after they were torched by Islamic State.
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Iraq troops aim to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul
Four weeks into the campaign to crush Islamic State in Mosul, the city is almost surrounded.
