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Western Iraq |
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Iraq university hostages' ordeal ends in Ramadi
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Baghdad |
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Dozens killed by Baghdad bombings
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| Jun.10 |
 Mosul |
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 ISIS seizes city of Mosul  | Iraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Islamist militants effectively took control of Mosul | |
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Mosul |
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Tens of thousands flee Iraq's Mosul
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| Jun.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
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 Militants seize Tikrit after taking Mosul  Map of Tikrit Iraq| Islamist insurgents in Iraq have seized the city of Tikrit, their second major gain after capturing Mosul on Tuesday | |
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Iraqi militant attacks
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| Jun.12 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq delays vote on emergency powers
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Washington |
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Obama: All options open on Iraq
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| Jun.13 |
Iraq |
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 Iran sends forces to Iraq as militants press forward About 500 Revolutionary Guards entered Iraq as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria started making its advance toward the south
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Iraq |
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Iraq cleric issues Shia call to arms
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Washington |
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Obama to 'review options' on Iraq
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| Jun.14 |
Tehran |
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Iran 'ready to help neighbour Iraq'
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London |
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Tony Blair: 'We didn't cause Iraq crisis'
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| Jun.15 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra
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Iraq |
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Images purport to show 'massacre' by militants
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Baghdad |
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Iraq military halts advance of ISIS north of Baghdad
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Washington |
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US considers talks with Iran on Iraq
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| Jun.16 |
Northern Iraq |
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Militants 'seize' Iraq's Tal Afar Sunni militants captured Tal Afar, a town in the northwest of Iraq as the Obama administration reportedly prepared to open a dialogue with I...
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Baghdad |
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 US deploys 275 'military personnel' | Up to 275 US 'military personne' are being sent to Iraq to provide security for the US embassy and other personnel, the White House says | |
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| Jun.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Clashes on approaches to Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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Baghdadis stockpile food in fear of ISIS advance | Residents of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are stockpiling food and water as Islamist militants move closer | |
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Baghdad |
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PM fires senior officers over rebel advance
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| Jun.18 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq asks US to launch airstrikes against militants Iraq has formally called on the United States to launch air strikes against jihadist militants who have seized several key cities
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Northern Iraq |
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Militants driven back from nation's main oil refinery Iraq's military claimed Wednesday to have driven back militants who stormed the country's main oil refinery in the town of Baiji
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| Jun.19 |
Northern Iraq |
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Battle for key Iraqi oil refinery
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Washington |
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US to send military advisers to Iraq President Barack Obama says the US will send 300 military advisers to Iraq to help fight Islamist-led insurgents
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| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
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More than a million Iraqis have fled their homes as ISIS continues siege More than a million Iraqis have been forced from their homes by conflict this year, the U.N. refugee agency said -- a number only likely to rise
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Northern Iraq |
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Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar
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| Jun.21 |
Sadr City |
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Shia militia show of force raises tensions Thousands of Shia militia loyal to the powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have paraded through the streets of Baghdad, raising sectarian tensio...
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Western Iraq |
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Iraq militants take border post
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Western Iraq |
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Militants 'seize more towns along Euphrates'
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| Jun.22 |
Western Iraq |
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Sunni militants 'capture key Iraq border crossings'
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Western Iraq |
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Iraq 'loses western border control' The Iraqi government appears to have lost control of its western borders after Sunni militants reportedly captured crossings to Syria and Jordan
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| Jun.23 |
Baghdad |
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 Kerry holds talks in Iraq as more cities fall to ISIS militants As radical Sunni militants snatch city after city in their march toward Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq
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Northern Iraq |
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Iraq crisis: Key oil refinery 'seized by rebels' Map of Baiji Iraq Sunni rebels in Iraq say they have fully captured the country's main oil refinery at Baiji, north of Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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ISIS joins forces with Saddam loyalists in bid to take Baghdad
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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US forces arrive in Baghdad to advise Iraqi troops The first US troops deployed to assist the Iraqi army in combating a growing Sunni militant insurgency have arrived and begun work
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Baghdad |
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Iraq government claims gains in anti-militant fight
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| Jun.25 |
Western Iraq |
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Syrian warplanes strike in Iraq, killing 57 civilians More than 120 others were wounded by what local officials say were Syrian warplanes that struck several border areas of Anbar province
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Baghdad |
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Iraq PM rejects 'salvation' cabinet
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| Jun.26 |
Baghdad |
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Crisis worsens, Iraq's parliament to meet The nation's vice president has issued a decree calling for parliament to meet Tuesday to start the process of creating a new government
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Baghdad |
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Maliki: Russian jets will turn tide
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| Jun.28 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraq army launches offensive to retake Tikrit from Isis Iraq's military says it has launched a major offensive to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni militants
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Sunni Triangle |
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Iraq army 'routs Isis rebels' in offensive on Tikrit Map of Tikrit Iraq Iraq's army has routed Sunni militants in a major offensive on the northern city of Tikrit, state media say
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Baghdad |
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 Iraq 'receives first Russian jets' Iraq says it has received the first batch of fighter jets it ordered from Russia to help it as it fights an offensive by Sunni rebels
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| Jun.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqi forces reportedly pull back from Tikrit amid fierce fighting The army had fallen back to the town of Dijla, 15 miles to the south. The government drive had been hampered by the large number of IED
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Sunni Triangle |
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Iraq crisis: Fresh clashes over Tikrit Iraqi government forces are continuing an offensive to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni rebels. ircraft have struck at rebel po...
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Iraq |
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ISIS declares new Islamic caliphate | The Al Qaeda breakaway group that has seized much of northern Syria and neighboring Iraq formally declared the creation of an Islamic state | |
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| Jun.30 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Fresh fighting around Iraq's Tikrit
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