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At Least 121 Killed In Islamic State-Claimed Bombing In Baghdad

12:45pm July 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It exploded early Sunday on a busy street in the Karada neighborhood, where people were gathering to shop and socialize during a lively Ramadan night. People had just finished watching a soccer match.

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Central Baghdad Bombing Kills At Least 80

9:06am July 03, 2016

More than 80 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in a central market in Baghdad. Reporting from Beirut, Alice Fordham tells NPR's Rachel Martin about one of the country's deadliest bombings.

Iraqi Military Video Shows Massive Attack On ISIS

6:34pm June 30, 2016

by Alice Fordham

Iraqi and U.S. forces claim to have killed hundreds of ISIS fighters and destroyed hundreds of their vehicles in a convoy moving across the desert.

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Iraq's Counterterrorism Service released an image showing a destroyed militant vehicle after Coalition and Iraqi security forces targeted Islamic State fighters on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Airstrikes Hit ISIS Convoy Fleeing Fallujah

5:21pm June 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraq's Ministry of Defense released dramatic aerial footage apparently showing airstrikes hitting an ISIS convoy on Tuesday. Hundreds of the group's vehicles were reported destroyed in two operations.

Passengers leave Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey's largest airport, after a suicide bomb attack Tuesday killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 230 people.

U.S. Envoy: 'We're Taking Out' About 1 ISIS Leader Every 3 Days

8:23pm June 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, about the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Istanbul airport attack.

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Iraqi Forces Defeat Islamic State In Fallujah

6:30pm June 27, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Loveday Morris, Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, about the latest on the offensive by Iraqi forces in Fallujah.

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Displaced Iraqis from the Fallujah area wait to fill jerrycans with water at a camp on June 22, 2016.

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Iraqi Forces Claim Victory Over ISIS In Fallujah

1:11pm June 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Iraqi forces say they have wrested control of Fallujah from Islamic State militants after nearly 5 weeks of intense fighting. The militant group has controlled the city for the past 2 ½ years.

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Conditions At Iraqi Refugee Camps Near Fallujah Concern Aid Groups

7:44am June 22, 2016

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled Fallujah amid a military offensive against ISIS. Rachel Martin talks to Karl Schembri of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has been traveling to refugee camps.

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Iraqi Ambassador: 'There Always Has To Be An Interdependency' To Address Global Terrorism

8:06am June 19, 2016

Now that Iraqi forces are retaking Fallujah, what is next? NPR's Rachel Martin sat down with Lukman Faily, Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S., to talk about his country's future and America's role in it.

Iraqi security forces advance their positions during heavy fighting against Islamic State group militants in Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday.

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Iraqi Forces Say They've Pushed ISIS Out Of Key Compound In Fallujah

1:02pm June 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After days of fierce fighting, Iraqi forces say they've wrested control of Fallujah's main government building from ISIS militants. ISIS has controlled the city for the past 2 1/2 years.