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83 killed in Baghdad bombings; Islamic State claims responsibility
• 9 years agoThe Baghdad attacks come just over a week after Iraqi forces declared the city of Fallujah "fully liberated" from IS.
Iraq says 260 Islamic State vehicles destroyed and 150 jihadists killed in Fallujah flight
• 9 years agoAir strikes on Islamic State group fighters fleeing after their defeat in Fallujah have destroyed more than 260 vehicles and killed at least 150 jihadists, Iraqi officers said on Thursday.
Fallujah fully liberated from Islamic State: Iraqi commander
• 9 years agoA senior Iraqi commander declared that the city of Fallujah was "fully liberated" from Islamic State group militants on Sunday, after a more than month-long military operation.
US-backed forces enter key Islamic State bastion in north Syria
• 9 years agoUS-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advanced into the Islamic State jihadist group's bastion of Manbij in northern Syria, sparking fierce street fighting as they push to take the city.
Iraq's Fallujah 'almost cleared' of Islamic State: Commander
• 9 years agoIraqi forces in Fallujah are facing resistance from holdout Islamic State group fighters in just two northern neighbourhoods of the city, the operation's overall commander said on Wednesday.
2,500 IS militants killed in Fallujah, says Iraqi military
• 9 years agoIraq's government forces dislodged the Islamic State group from two neighborhoods of Fallujah leaving 2,500 IS militants dead.
Iraq battles Islamic State in Fallujah days after declaring victory
• 9 years agoAn Iraqi military commander says his forces are battling Islamic State militants in the northern neighborhoods of Fallujah days after most of the city was declared liberated.
30,000 displaced from Iraq's Fallujah in three days: Norwegian Refugee Council
• 9 years agoFighting in the Iraqi city of Fallujah has displaced at least 30,000 people in three days, the Norwegian Refugee Council said on Sunday, warning that a humanitarian disaster was unfolding.
Iraqi forces now control 80% of Fallujah; IS militants pushed to city's northern edge
• 9 years agoIraqi special forces battled their way into the centre of Fallujah on Friday, capturing a key neighborhood and a government complex from Islamic State group fighters, and thousands of residents fled as the militants' grip on the city appeared to crumble.
Iraqis fleeing Fallujah lack shelter, water; may contract cholera: Doctors Without Borders
• 9 years agoThe UN estimates 42,000 people have fled Fallujah since a military operation to retake the city began in late May, but the MSF says its closer to 30,000.