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ISIS evicts Deir Ezzor residents to make room for fighters fleeing Iraq
Terrorism

2017-07-11

ISIS evicts Deir Ezzor residents to make room for fighters fleeing Iraq

Iraqi forces declared their victory over ISIS in Mosul on July 10th after a months-long military campaign that saw many of the group's fighters flee towards Syria.

Iraqis celebrate 'historic victory' over terrorism in Mosul
Terrorism

2017-07-11

Iraqis celebrate 'historic victory' over terrorism in Mosul

Hundreds flocked to the streets of Baghdad and other cities across Iraq to celebrate the liberation of Mosul from ISIS.

4 Yazidi children freed from ISIS in Syria, Iraq
Terrorism

2017-07-07

4 Yazidi children freed from ISIS in Syria, Iraq

More than 3,000 Yazidis have so far been liberated from ISIS since October 2014, officials tell Diyaruna.

Iraqi forces take out ISIS female suicide bombers in Mosul
Terrorism

2017-07-07

Iraqi forces take out ISIS female suicide bombers in Mosul

As their numbers dwindle, ISIS elements are using women to conduct suicide attacks and impede the advance of Iraqi forces.

Iraqis hail heroism of slain policeman
Terrorism

2017-07-07

Iraqis hail heroism of slain policeman

Iraqi policeman Alaa al-Janabi sacrificed himself to save scores of worshippers during Eid al-Fitr by apprehending a terrorist wearing a suicide belt.

ISIS forces Deir Ezzor men to work on the frontlines
Terrorism

2017-07-07

ISIS forces Deir Ezzor men to work on the frontlines

The group is rounding up young men in the region to perform hard labour tasks along the frontlines without pay, activists say.

ISIS plan to expand in Afghanistan fails: officials
Terrorism

2017-07-06

ISIS plan to expand in Afghanistan fails: officials

In addition to its many defeats in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has failed to gain control of any substantial territory in Afghanistan.

Anbar organisations work to rout ISIS ideology
Terrorism

2017-07-06

Anbar organisations work to rout ISIS ideology

When ISIS was in control of parts of Anbar, it sought to instill its extremist ideology among local populations and brainwash children.

FSA factions take on ISIS, allies in rural Daraa
Terrorism

2017-07-06

FSA factions take on ISIS, allies in rural Daraa

Members of the newly formed Unified Line Operations Room have launched a military offensive to drive ISIS out of rural Daraa province.

Al-Hawija: the next ISIS stronghold in Iraq?
Terrorism

2017-07-05

Al-Hawija: the next ISIS stronghold in Iraq?

Following the group's defeat in Mosul, its leadership have set their sights on the Kirkuk province town, Iraqi officials tell Diyaruna.