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Sameer N. Yacoub
May 26, 2015, 3:09 am
Biden calms Iraq after Pentagon head questioned army’s ‘will to fight’
VP thanks Iraq’s prime minister for ‘enormous sacrifice, bravery’ of his troops in fight against Islamic State after Carter criticizes ally
By
KEVIN FREKING
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Sameer N. Yacoub
May 20, 2015, 6:59 pm
IS seizes part of ancient Syrian town of Palmyra
Jihadists’ advance raises fear that group will destroy World Heritage Site that tradition says was built by Solomon
By
Zeina Karam
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Sameer N. Yacoub
May 20, 2015, 12:43 am
Iraq struggles with sectarian politics after Ramadi fall
Shiite-led government meets opposition after renewing commitment to arm Sunni tribesmen in effort to retake city from IS
By
Sinan Salaheddin
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Sameer N. Yacoub
May 19, 2015, 3:40 am
IS fighters hunt for collaborators after taking Iraqi city
As thousands flee Ramadi, Shiite militiamen muster to help prepare bid to retake city, stoking fears of sectarian bloodshed in Sunni region
By
Sinan Salaheddin
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Sameer N. Yacoub
May 18, 2015, 7:05 pm
Islamic State killed hundreds as it took Iraq’s Ramadi
Death toll of civilians and soldiers at 500; at least 8,000 flee after jihadists seize city
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
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Sinan Salaheddin
May 17, 2015, 11:20 pm
Contested Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to Islamic State
Jihadists sweep away defenses, government forces abandon their weapons, ignoring PM’s order to stand their ground
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
April 25, 2015, 3:07 pm
Iraqi army battles Islamic State near Fallujah
Militants parade officer, 3 soldiers allegedly captured in the fighting in a pickup truck
By
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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Sameer N. Yacoub
April 22, 2015, 3:57 pm
Sunni tribesmen fight their own after breaking with IS group
‘At first we welcomed them, but then they started killing our own people,’ tribal leader says of Islamic State
By
Bram Janssen
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Sameer N. Yacoub
April 19, 2015, 5:26 pm
UN: 90,000 people flee Islamic State advance in western Iraq
‘Top priority is delivering life-saving assistance — food, water and shelter,’ says UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Iraq
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
April 2, 2015, 2:57 am
Iraq hails victory over Islamic State extremists in Tikrit
US sees reversal for IS as evidence its aerial bombardment strategy is working
By
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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Sameer N. Yacoub
March 9, 2015, 4:39 am
Iraqis living under IS rule fear liberation means reprisals
As Iran-backed Shiite militias push into Sunni-majority areas held by terror group, residents expect the worst
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
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MUHANAD AL-SALEH
March 7, 2015, 8:00 pm
IS destroying Iraq’s ancient archaeological city of Hatra
Day after bulldozing Nimrud in purge of idolatry, terror group targets UNESCO heritage site that withstood invasion by the Romans
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
February 21, 2015, 10:12 am
Iraqis worry they won’t be ready for Mosul operation
US says it wants an operation to retake the key city in April, but Iraqi officials say they are not receiving enough arms
By
Lolita C. Baldor
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Sameer N. Yacoub
January 26, 2015, 11:32 am
‘Sleeper cells’ fighting Islamic State in Iraq
Former soldiers, policemen in Mosul providing government with intel from inside territory held by jihadist group
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
December 19, 2014, 7:43 pm
Iraq clashes with IS delay evacuation of Yazidis
Peshmerga partially break siege on Sinjar mountain, deliver food, aid to persecuted minority group
By
Sameer N. Yacoub
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