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US-trained Iraqi unit carried out Mosul executions: HRW

July 27, 2017 7:28 pm

Earlier in July, HRW found a series of videos posted online that appeared to show other abuses by Iraqi forces in the Mosul area. In one clip, men in Iraqi army uniforms beat a bearded detainee, drag him to the edge of a cliff, throw him off and shoot him.

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

December 28, 2015 11:23 am

The capture of Ramadi, capital of mainly Sunni-Muslim Anbar province in the Euphrates River valley west of the capital, deprives Islamic State militants of their biggest prize of 2015.

Iraqi officials say Saddam deputy killed near Tikrit

April 17, 2015 7:54 pm

Iraqi officials say they believe government forces have killed Saddam Hussein's former deputy...

Iraq army general killed by shelling: Spokesman

July 07, 2014 5:18 pm

The Iraqi government lost control of Fallujah and parts of nearby Ramadi in January.

Iraq army drives back ISIL from Saddam hometown

June 29, 2014 2:08 am

Militants deny govt claim, assert victory over forces in southern parts.

Iraq needs US military support until 2020: Army chief

August 11, 2010 6:59 pm

The Iraqi army will require American support for another decade before it is ready to handle the country's security on its own.

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