Iraqi Forces Pause Mosul Push over Concern for Civilian Casualties
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Displaced people are checked by Iraqi forces as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 25, 2017....
U.S. Confirms Coalition Strike in Mosul District Where Dozens Reported Killed
Displaced people are checked by Iraqi forces as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 25, 2017....
Has the Rule of Engagement Changed in Iraq?
There has been an outcry over the high number of civilians killed by suspected US-led coalition air strikes in Mosul. There has been a...
Iraqi Prime Minister: My Country Needs More Help from the U.S.
An Iraqi soldier inspects a destroyed building that was used by the Islamic state in Mosul. (Ahmed Jalil/European Pressphoto Agency) Two...
PKK Steps Up Pressure on Yezidi Peshmerga Families
Members of the Kurdistan Workers Party. (c) Iraqi News (BasNews) Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has stepped up pressure on the Yezidi...
Worldview: Rubin: After ISIS, Iran Looking to Deepen Presence in Iraq
An Iraqi military vehicle in Mosul bears a Shiite flag with the likenesses of Imams Hussain and Ali and a message of fealty to Hussain....
Iraq: Strengthen Domestic Violence Bill Increase Protections for Victims; Set Penalties for Abusers
Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a “day of mourning” in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law,...
Eight Yezidi Women and Children Rescued, Fate of 3,400 More Unknown
Yezidi women ask for help freeing the thousands still held in ISIS captivity on the anniversary of the Yezidi genocide last year. Photo:...
Activists Shoulder Cleanup in Mosul with Future in Doubt
(c) Financial Times As the Islamic State was withdrawing from the eastern half of Mosul in late January, the jihadis poured gasoline...
Canada Allocates Over $28 Million to Support IDPs in Iraq, Syria
(BasNews) In advance to the meeting of US-led coalition in Washington, Canadian announced on Friday the allocation of over $28 million to...
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