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Iraqi forces are sweeping through Kurdish strongholds to the north
Kurdish forces surrendered the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq Tuesday, a day after Iraqi forces swept into the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
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How an Iraqi Death Metal Concert Defied Religious Repression: “Here Is No Love, Only War”
Iraq is a brutal place for metal, but the threat of ISIS won't stop Kirkuk's Dark Phantom.
One US Marine Killed, Others Wounded During Islamic State Rocket Attack in Iraq
It was the second combat death of an American service member in Iraq since the start of the US campaign to fight the Islamic State.
Islamic State Chemical Weapons Attack Said to Injure 600 and Kill 3-Year-Old Girl in Iraq
Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the small town of Taza, near Kirkuk in northern Iraq, after the Islamic State launched two attacks using chemical weapons.
Video Shows the Islamic State Prison Rescue Operation That Killed an American Soldier
The operation took place at a prison compound in the town of Hawija on Thursday that was planned by Kurdish forces with the support of American military forces, who were ultimately drawn in when the Kurds began to incur casualties.
Kurdish Fighters Seize Chunk of Strategic Territory From Islamic State Near Kirkuk
The Kurds have been fiercely defending the city of Kirkuk since last summer, holding ground that they insist they will never surrender to the Islamic State terror insurgency.
Intense Video Purportedly Shows Islamic State Suicide Bomb Vehicle Exploding in Midair
An explosion appears to launch a car several hundred feet in the air, causing it to spin and flip as it descends before erupting into flames.
Islamic State Militants Reportedly Kidnap 120 Children in Mosul
Local sources claim the militant group raided various schools in the northern Iraqi city, reportedly taking them to unidentified child training camps.
Islamic State Video Purportedly Shows Captured Kurdish Fighters Paraded in Cages
The Islamic State recently attacked Peshmerga fighters in Sinjar, and also attempted to storm the Ain al-Asad Air Base, where hundreds of US Marines are training Iraqi troops.