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Turkey to hit Syrian Kurd militia 'unless leaves Manbij'

Turkey Thursday threatened to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces if they don't withdraw from Manbij, a former bastion of ISIS extremists that has been taken over by predominantly-Kurdish forces. "We will strike the YPG if they do not retreat," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told...

Civilians, ISIS fighters killed in west Mosul mosque strike

A number of civilians and ISIS members were killed in an attack that hit a mosque run by the militants and damaged neighbouring houses in the west of the Iraqi city of Mosul Wednesday, three residents said Thursday. The Omar al-Aswad mosque, in the al-Faruq district of the old city center,...

New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list

President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, American officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told...

US in talks with Turkey over role in Raqqa operation

The head of U.S forces fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said on Wednesday that talks were underway with Turkey on the role it might play in liberating the militant group's de facto capital of Raqqa. "We are engaged in discussions with the Turks on how they might participate in the liberation...