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Media worker killed in western Iraq

Media worker killed in western Iraq

Aug  20, – Both worked for Al Ahad TV, a channel affiliated with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most powerful Shiite militias in Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary umbrella. A technician with an Iraqi satellite channel was killed on Saturday and a journalist wounded as they covered operations against the Islamic State group in western […]

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Russia raids on IS Syria bastion Raqa ‘kill 30’

Russia raids on IS Syria bastion Raqa ‘kill 30’

Aug 11, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were killed and dozens of people wounded when 10 Russian raids hit the city and its outskirts. Russian air strikes on the Islamic State group bastion of Raqa in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least 30 people, including 24 civilians, a monitoring group […]

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Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Islamic State militants push back in Syria, Iraq and Libya

Jun 22, – The IS forces dealt an embarrassing setback to the Syrian army near the militants’ self-styled capital of Raqqa with a swift counteroffensive that rolled back incremental gains by troops loyal to President Bashar Assad. Even as internationally backed forces chip away at Islamic State-held territory in Syria, Iraq and Libya, the militants […]

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34 Libya pro-govt fighters dead in clashes with IS

34 Libya pro-govt fighters dead in clashes with IS

Jun 21, – It was one of bloodiest days since forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) launched an offensive in May to retake Sirte from IS. At least 34 Libyan pro-government forces were killed Tuesday and 100 wounded in clashes with Islamic State group jihadists as they prepared for a final […]

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Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

Air raids on IS Syria bastion kill 19 civilians- monitor

May 03, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had first reported the air strikes on Tuesday morning and said 13 civilians and five IS fighters had been killed. Heavy air strikes throughout the night on the Islamic State group’s de facto Syria capital Raqa killed 19 civilians and 10 jihadists, a monitor said in […]

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Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire

Four killed as Turkish town hit by Syria rocket fire

Apr 18, – Kilis — the only town in Turkey where refugees from the war in Syria now outnumber Turkish locals — has been repeatedly hit by rocket fire from areas in Syria controlled by Islamic State (IS) jihadists in recent weeks. Four rockets fired from Syria slammed into the southern Turkish town of Kilis […]

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Suicide bomber kills 30 south of Baghdad- police

Suicide bomber kills 30 south of Baghdad- police

Mar 25, – “They were just handing the trophy to the winners, the suicide attacker blew himself up in the crowd,” a police captain from the village, Al-Asriya, told AFP. A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd Friday after a local football game in a village south of Baghdad, killing at least 30 […]

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Deadly attack stokes Iraq Shia pilgrimage fears

Deadly attack stokes Iraq Shia pilgrimage fears

Dec 12, – “There were one person killed and four wounded when mortar rounds hit an area on the western side of the city” shortly after midnight, a police colonel said. A deadly mortar attack Friday near the Iraqi city of Karbala stoked security concerns as millions of Shiite pilgrims gathered for one of the […]

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