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Aug- 2018 -29 AugustMiddle East
Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim
A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel
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Mar- 2018 -16 MarchMiddle East
US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard
A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."
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Nov- 2017 -4 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah will enter Syria and battle ISIS in Al Bukamal – spokesperson
The Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary unit Kataib Hezbollah will enter Syria to fight Islamic State in the border town of Al Bukamal
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3 NovemberMiddle East
Iraqi forces recapture Qaim from ISIS: Abadi
Iraqi forces recaptured the strategic border town of Qaim from Islamic State "in record time", Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said
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3 NovemberMiddle East
Syrian army and allies capture Deir Ezzor city as Iraqis seize key border crossing
The Syrian Arab Army and its allies captured Deir Ezzor city from Islamic State on Friday, November 3, a statement from the ministry of defense said. “After a series of meticulous operations, units of our armed forces, in cooperation with allied forces, completed their tasks in restoring security and stability to the entire city of Deir al-Zour,” the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces said. تحرير مدينة دير الزور بالكامل من إرهابيي تنظيم داعش والقضاء على أعداد كبيرة منهم https://t.co/sdIZyqDPaZ pic.twitter.com/46ika77LpZ — وزارة الدفاع السورية (@mod_gov_sy) November 3, 2017 Large numbers of ISIS fighters, including leaders and foreigners were “eliminated,” and engineering units are now combing the city to remove improvised explosive devices, mines and other booby traps left behind. The statement highlighted the strategic importance of the city as a node linking northern and eastern Syria with the more populous east, as well as its economic importance as an agricultural area and a major reservoir of oil and gas. The army said it will continue operations against ISIS and “other terrorist groups” until security and stability are restored across Syria. بيان صادر عن القيادة العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة _ تحرير مدينة دير الزور 3-11-2017https://t.co/44lHrT3f7V — وزارة الدفاع السورية …
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Oct- 2017 -26 OctoberMiddle East
Major offensives against final ISIS strongholds underway on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border
T2 pumping station capture paves way for Syrian regime push on ISIS-held Al Bukamal, while just across the border, Iraqi forces move on Al Qaim
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26 OctoberWar
Over 10,000 people flee Iraq’s Anbar ahead of anti-ISIS operations
More than 10,000 people have fled home in Iraq's Anbar province in the past month ahead of operations against Islamic State, the NRC said on Thursday.
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25 OctoberMiddle East
Iraqi Security Forces move on Rawa and Qaim near Syrian border
Iraqi Security Forces moved towards Qaim and Rawa in west Anbar province near the border with Syria, to capture the remaining ISIS-held territory in Iraq
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23 OctoberMiddle East
UK deploys more medics to Iraq’s Al Asad airbase, troops to move forward from base
The UK defence ministry said additional medical personnel will be deployed to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq and forces deployed there will train further forward
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19 OctoberMiddle East
Uptick in Coalition strikes against ISIS on both sides of Syria-Iraq border
U.S.-led Coalition strikes against Islamic State targets on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border increased on Wednesday
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