Islamic State killed hundreds as it took Iraq’s Ramadi
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SAMEER N. YACOUB Islamic State militants likely killed up to 500 Iraqi civilians and soldiers and forced 8,000 people to flee from their homes as they…
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Iraqi libraries ransacked by Islamic State group in Mosul
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SAMEER N. YACOUB When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar…
Battle with IS kills senior Kurdish general, 8 of his troops
By IMAD MATTI and SAMEER N. YACOUB Clashes with Islamic State militants killed a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters just outside the disputed northern Iraqi city…
Attacks kill 15 in Iraq as country battles IS
By SAMEER N. YACOUB A series of attacks in and near Baghdad on Wednesday, including one involving a suicide bomber driving a tanker truck, killed at least 15 people, Iraqi…
Displaced Iraqis get different levels of aid
By SAMEER N. YACOUB At a camp near Baghdad housing Shiite families who fled the Islamic State group, the mobile homes are stocked with heaters and get more electricity than…