Iraqi forces have captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, signalling the collapse of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate. CBC | World News
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Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he will resign as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraqi Kurds say government forces have led attacks in disputed areas near Kirkuk
Iraqi Kurdish officials say federal forces and state-backed militias have launched a “major, multi-pronged” attack aimed at retaking the disputed northern city of Kirkuk, causing “lots of casualties” in fighting south of the city. CBC | World News
Read More »ISIS stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, Iraqi military says
Iraqi forces have raised the national flag in the heart of Tal Afar, ISIS’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, and say they’re poised to take full control of the city after a week-long offensive. CBC | World News
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