As ISIS squeezed, "desperate" civilians flee Mosul
An estimated 8,000 people have streamed out of terror group's last urban bastion in Iraq, and that's just the tip of the iceberg
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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U.S. forces preparing Syrians to take Raqqa from ISIS
CBS News got a look inside an American special operations base in Syria which serves as a hub for the campaign
Iraqis seek funds to restore cultural artifacts recovered from ISIS
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Forced out of town, ISIS retaliates with suicide attack on residents
Day after being forced out of al-Bab in northern Syria, terror group lashes out with pick-up truck loaded with explosives
U.S.-backed troops move into ISIS' last Iraq bastion
Under cover of vital U.S. and allied airstrikes, forces now hold Mosul airport and are fast approaching expected toughest fight yet
U.S. forces ready arsenal as push to take back Mosul continues
CBS News' David Martin reports from Iraq, where Iraqis are expecting the taking of West Mosul to be a tough fight
Accelerating fight against ISIS
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Fierce clashes as U.S.-backed forces battle ISIS for airport
In battle for densely packed western Mosul, terror group's last urban stronghold in Iraq, police eye major strategic target
Brit freed from Gitmo becomes suicide bomber for ISIS
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More U.S. troops may be sent into Syria to fight ISIS
U.S. commander suggests he may not be willing to wait for regional forces alone to oust militants from their self-declared capital
ISIS drones pose another danger to Iraqi troops
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Defense chief Mattis says no plans to seize Iraq's oil
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The battle to retake Mosul
Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes launched coordinated military operations to retake Iraq's second-largest city
"Zero hour": Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive ISIS from key city
“This is zero hour and we are going to end this war, God willing,” said Mahmoud Mansour, a police officer
Pakistan allegedly takes "revenge" on ISIS for 80 lives
Afghan officials say retaliatory artillery barrage hit Islamic extremists in their country, as death toll from suicide attack on shrine rises
Death toll jumps to 75 in ISIS attack on Pakistan shrine
Suicide bomber walked through gold-plated door before blowing up worshippers at shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
ISIS claims responsibility for car bomb that kills dozens
Iraq's Interior Ministry says a car bomb in Baghdad has killed dozens and wounded nearly 50 others
New video shows ISIS' destruction of ancient city
Moscow says drone video shows terror group's ongoing assault on Palmyra, as Syrian troops purported close in again
New York man admits plotting to help ISIS
Munther Omar Saleh was part of group that planned to travel overseas, fight for ISIS
Sentence in plot to attack Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest
Federal prosecutors say Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem provided support to ISIS by helping two followers who attempted 2015 attack
Gunmen kill 6 Red Cross staff in northern Afghanistan
Few details, no claim of responsibility in attack on ICRC employees, but ISIS purportedly active in the area
Mom: White House using daughter's death to "promote Islamic hate"
Police say stabbing that left 20-year-old U.K. woman dead wasn't terrorism, and victim's mother is angry it's being "used to promote Islamic hate"
Louvre attack suspect not talking, but his dad is
Officials say Egyptian-born Abdullah Reda Refaie al-Hamahmy has a record of remarks supporting ISIS on social media
U.S. to allow Iraqi interpreters into the country
President Trump's executive order banning new arrivals from seven Muslim-majority countries has been modified to exclude Iraqis who worked with U.S. forces
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