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Attacks on Iraq’s Sunnis could constitute war crimes: HRW
BAGHDAD — The abduction and killing of scores of Sunni civilians in eastern Iraq this month and attacks on their property by Iranian-backed Shiite militiamen could constitute a war crime, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday. Shiite militiamen deployed this ...
Amnesty claims Kurds tear down ‘thousands’ of Arab homes in Iraq
BAGHDAD – Kurdish forces that are key partners of a US-led anti-militant coalition have destroyed thousands of north Iraq homes in an apparent attempt to uproot Arab communities, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The rights watchdog said the destruction took place after ...
Iraqi forces set up roadblocks, search for missing US citizens
BAGHDAD —  Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood Monday morning where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the weekend, closing streets and conducting house-to-house searches. An Iraqi government intelligence official said the Americans were kidnapped from their interpreter’s ...
UN report: Thousands of Ramadi buildings damaged, destroyed
BAGHDAD — A United Nations report published Saturday finds that the ongoing battle for the city of Ramadi has damaged or destroyed more than 4,500 buildings. The findings, gathered comparing satellite imagery of the city collected in July 2014 to ...
Iraq attacks shatter relative calm after huge Daesh losses
BAGHDAD — Deadly attacks in Baghdad and a nearby town have shattered the relative calm far from the front lines of the war against the Daesh (the so-called IS) group, raising concerns that the extremists may focus once again on ...
Bombs hamper troops after victory in Ramadi
BAGHDAD — Two weeks after declaring victory over Daesh in Ramadi, Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism forces have pushed militants out to its eastern suburbs, but bombs littering the streets are holding up efforts to rebuild the city, officials said. Ramadi, the largest ...
Daesh suffers double blow
[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="24223,24224"] BAGHDAD — US-led forces have killed 10 Daesh (the so-called IS) leaders in airstrikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a US spokesman said, dealing a double blow to the militant group after Iraqi forces ousted it ...
Iraq: Ramadi ‘fully liberated’
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi military spokesman says that the city of Ramadi, which was taken by the Daesh group in May, has been “fully liberated.” Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool announced on Monday that government forces had retaken the capital of Anbar ...
Iraqi army prepares for final push to take Ramadi
BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops were getting ready for a final push to take the remaining district held by Daesh in the city of Ramadi, army spokesmen said. Recapturing Ramadi, which fell to the militants in May, would be one of the ...
Iraqi troops close in on last Daesh foothold in Ramadi
BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops have pushed deeper into the heart of the last remaining district held by Daesh in the city of Ramadi, an army spokesman said on Saturday. Recapturing Ramadi, which fell to the militants in May, would be one ...
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