The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a double suicide attack that killed 11 people.
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{FD} Iraq: Bombing in southeast Baghdad kills 11
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a bombing in southeast Baghdad has killed 11 people.
{FD} Iraqi forces retake the country’s last IS-held town
Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition retook on Friday the last town in the country that was held by the Islamic State group, more than three years after the militants stormed nearly a third of Iraqi territory, the Defense Ministry’s spokesman said.
{FD} Officials: More than 80 dead in IS-claimed Iraq attack
Iraqi officials say the death toll has risen to more than 80 killed in an Islamic State group-claimed attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shiite Muslim pilgrims.
{FD} Iraq holding hundreds of foreign IS women near Mosul
Iraqi officials say more than 500 foreign women affiliated with the Islamic State group are being held in a prison near Mosul.
{FD} Iraqis say they foiled IS plan to attack revered shrines
Iraqi intelligence officials say they have foiled an attempt by the Islamic State group to attack revered Shiite shrines and the sect’s spiritual leader.
{FD} Officials say 7,000 Islamic State affiliates remain in Iraq
High-ranking Iraqi security officials say up to 7,000 Islamic State group affiliates remain in Iraq after the fall of Mosul, where the group’s leader declared the self-styled caliphate three years ago.
{FD} More than 100 IS fighters attack Iraqi forces in Mosul
Iraqi security officials say more than 100 Islamic State militants launched a counterattack in Mosul, killing six Federal Police and three civilians in clashes that were still underway.
{FD} Twin blasts in Iraq kill 21, wound dozens
A suicide attacker blew himself up in a market south of the capital Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 21 people while another bomb in a nearby city wounded five others, police and medical officials said.
{FD} Officers: IS snipers, suicide bombers slow advance in Mosul
Two Iraqi military officers say the advance of troops has slowed in the last push to drive Islamic State group militants from remaining pockets of Mosul.
{FD} Aid groups warn of chaos after Mosul civilians told to flee
Aid groups say they are concerned for the safety of civilians following calls from Iraq’s government for residents of the Islamic State group-held Old City to flee the area immediately.