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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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Iraqis voting in first election since Islamic State
Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is considered by analysts to be marginally ahead but victory is far from certain.
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Thousands of women, men, children raped in Syria’s war - UN
In a gruesome report, UN investigators found that Islamic State militants had executed women and girls by stoning for alleged adultery, forced girls into marriage, and persecuted homosexual men.
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Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State
The forces fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria now expect a new phase of guerrilla warfare.
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Islamic State ‘on verge of defeat’ in Raqqa
The Syrian Democratic Forces have been battling since June to oust Islamic State from Raqqa, a base that it had used to plan attacks against the West.
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‘US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya’
Islamic State took over Sirte in early 2015, turning it into its most important base outside the Middle East and attracting large numbers of foreign fighters to the city.
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Egypt: 30 suspected militants killed in Sinai raids
Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since 2013.
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Iraq announces ‘victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul
Islamic State’s defeat in Mosul three years after taking the city is a major blow for the hard-line Sunni Islamist group.
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Isil facing imminent defeat by Iraqi forces in Mosul
Without Mosul, by far the largest city to fall under militant control, Islamic State’s dominion in Iraq will be reduced to mainly rural.
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Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of historic Mosul mosque
Iraqi authorities expect the long battle for Mosul to end in the coming days as the remaining IS fighters are bottled up in just a handful of neighbourhoods of the Old City.
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Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque
Taking the Grand al-Nuri Mosque hands a symbolic victory to the Iraqi forces which have been battling for more than eight month to capture Mosul.
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'Dozens killed in air strike in Isis-held town in Syria'
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 42 people were killed, identifying them as prisoners of Islamic State.
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Islamist militants strike heart of Tehran, Iran blames Saudis
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted: “Terror-sponsoring despots threaten to bring the fight to our homeland.
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Islamic state claims responsibility for Manila attack
A gunman burst into the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex, firing shots, setting gaming tables alight and killing at least 36 people.
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This man is fighting Isis with comic books
Meet the Jordanian comic-book author who is giving young people the role models they lack.
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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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Amal Clooney to Iraq - Allow UN probe of Islamic State Yazidi crimes
Clooney said the Iraqi government needs to send a letter formally requesting the inquiry before the 15-member council can vote.
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Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank
Army engineers plan to rehabilitate the bridge to allow troops to bring in reinforcements and supplies directly from the eastern side.
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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.
