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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Ramadi

Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign on December 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi after Iraqi forces recaptured it from the Islamic State jihadist group. AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
October 29, 2016, 12:37 pm
Iraq says it foiled Islamic State attack on Ramadi
11 jihadists arrested in plot against city retaken from Islamist group earlier this year
By AFP
A Kurdish peshmerga convoy drives towards the front line in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. (AP Photo)
October 18, 2016, 3:43 am
Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle
Battle for Islamic State’s largest foothold in Iraq tests Obama administration’s strategy of relying on local forces
By Robert Burns
Members of Iraqi police forces celebrate on a street on June 27, 2016 in western Fallujah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, after Iraqi forces retook the embattled city from the Islamic State group. (AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI)
July 10, 2016, 5:13 pm
Islamic State ‘caliphate’ said to shrink a further 12% in 2016
In 18 months, jihadist group has lost a quarter of its territory in Iraq and Syria, British think tank says
By AFP
Citizens inspect the scene after a bomb explosion at outdoor market in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab, Iraq, May 17, 2016. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
July 3, 2016, 5:17 am
Officials: Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 23
Islamic State claims attack, which rocks crowded commercial district popular with young people and families during Ramadan
By AP
Citizens inspect the scene after a bomb explosion at outdoor market in Baghdad's northern neighborhood of Shaab, Iraq, May 17, 2016. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
July 3, 2016, 2:47 am
Officials: Bombing in central Baghdad kills at least 18
Attack rocks crowded commercial district popular with young people and families during Ramadan; 45 wounded
By AP
Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign on December 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi after Iraqi forces recaptured it from the Islamic State jihadist group. AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
May 28, 2016, 5:31 am
If Islamic State loses Fallujah and Raqqa, the ‘caliphate’ will be over
Attacked on numerous fronts, the brutal jihadist group is no longer certain to survive; it may ultimately become ‘just’ another evil terrorist organization
By Avi Issacharoff
Iraqi government forces and local tribal fighters drive on the highway between Ramadi and Rutba as they take part in an operation to retake Rutba from the Islamic State jihadist group on May 16, 2016. (AFP Photo/Moadh Al-Dulaimi)
May 21, 2016, 6:25 am
Iraq on course to defeating Islamic State, US Mideast general says
Joseph Votel, new head of Central Command, says momentum is developing and confidence is rising, but warns ‘there is a lot left to do’
By Robert Burns
Iraqi Kurdish forces take part in an operation backed by US-led strikes in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on November 12, 2015, to retake the town from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria. (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)
March 14, 2016, 4:52 pm
Palestinian-American member of IS surrenders to Iraqi Kurds
Jihadi, identified as Virginia native Mohammed Jamal Amin, gives himself up after wandering into Peshmerga hands
By AP and ToI Staff
Smoke rises following a US-led coalition airstrike on Islamic State group positions, outside Haditha, Iraq, on January 5, 2016. (AP)
January 6, 2016, 1:20 am
US-led coalition: IS has lost 30 percent of its territory
Since start of aerial bombing campaign in 2014, jihadist group pushed back by Kurds, Iraqi army troops
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian delivers a speech to the crew during a visit to France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2015 in Manama. (AFP / POOL / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)
December 31, 2015, 11:36 pm
French defense minister: War against IS ‘starting to pay off’
Jean-Yves Le Drian says jihadists are ‘going on the defensive,’ aim is ‘ destruction’ of terror group, ‘pure and simple’
By AFP
Members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service flash the "V" for victory sign on December 29, 2015 in the city of Ramadi after Iraqi forces recaptured it from the Islamic State jihadist group. AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
December 30, 2015, 12:46 am
Retaking of Ramadi proves US-led strategy, but at high Iraqi cost
Islamic State pushed back in key town by policy of backing Iraqi army with airstrikes, but some wonder if high damage and casualty count effective in long-term
By Sinah Salaheddin and SUSANNAH GEORGE
File: A member of Iraq's elite counterterrorism service flashes the 'V' for 'Victory' sign after Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State, December 28, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
December 29, 2015, 4:27 pm
Back-to-back losses in Syria, Iraq signal losing streak for IS
But Islamic State’s self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’ is far from dead
By AFP
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (screengrab: YouTube/BBC News)
December 29, 2015, 4:07 pm
Iraqi PM: 2016 will be year of final victory over IS
Al-Abadi visits Ramadi after its capture, says next target is Mosul
By Lee Gancman and AP
File: A member of Iraq's elite counterterrorism service flashes the 'V' for 'Victory' sign after Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State, December 28, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
December 28, 2015, 11:40 pm
US, UK hail Iraq’s liberation of Ramadi from IS
Kerry hails ‘tremendous perseverance and courage in this fight’; Hammond says jihadists lost 30 percent of territory they held
By AFP
File: An Iraqi pro-government forces member watches smoke billowing in Ramadi's Hoz neighbourhood, about 110 kilometers west of the capital Baghdad, during military operations conducted by Iraqi forces against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, on December 27, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
December 28, 2015, 10:14 am
Iraqi troops sweep Ramadi after landmark victory over Islamic State
Locals celebrate in the streets as officials congratulate federal forces on their biggest achievement against IS
By Ahmad Al-Rubaye and Jean-Marc Mojon
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