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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Iraq launches operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Backed by allied Shiite, Sunni and Iranian fighters, Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation Monday to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist…
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…