"All they leave is rubble:" Shocking images of post-ISIS Ramadi
Entire city blocks, thousands of homes, restaurants and infrastructure reduce to rubble, and the "scorched earth" policy is changing U.S. tactics
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Iraqis deliver string of blows to ISIS, but ...
U.S. officials say ISIS has lost around 40 percent of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and the stream of fighters has slowed -- but the numbers don't tell the whole story
Iraq: ISIS carries out deadly chemical attacks
"Her face puffed up and her eyes bulged. Then she turned black and pieces of her skin started to come off," man says of daughter who died
Iraq: Another ISIS mass grave with women and kids found
More of the horror done by ISIS militants revealed in Iraqi city of Ramadi, where ISIS was recently driven out
ISIS counterattacks target Iraqi troops in Ramadi
Days after Iraqi forces drove ISIS out of the city's center, ISIS fights back with new suicide attacks
Iraq declares Ramadi calm after ISIS defeat
National forces prove themselves in battle for key city just 60 miles from Baghdad, but even bigger test yet to come
Iraqi military declares key city Ramadi "liberated" from ISIS
Pockets of ISIS resistance remain in some neighborhoods after slow-going offensive hampered by booby traps
ISIS slows down advancing Iraqi army in Ramadi
Operation to retake crucial and volatile provincial capital hampered by suicide bombers, snipers and booby traps
Carter tells Iraqis U.S. help subject to their approval
As U.S. ramps-up fight against ISIS, defense chief seeks to reassure Iraqi leaders it is them in the driver's seat
Pentagon: 3 ISIS leaders killed in recent strikes
"One of the most senior and experienced members" of ISIS' financial network among leaders killed, U.S. military spokesman says
Iraq claims progress in key battle against ISIS
Officials say area on outskirts of Ramadi, a massive city overrun last year by terror group, has been reclaimed
"Sinjar is liberated," U.S.-allied Kurds declare
Peshmerga troops pushed into strategic city in northern Iraq quickly with cover from airstrikes, and the Kurdish leader says he's delivered on his promise
Gen. Dunford flies to Iraq, says Russian strikes not needed
After airport mix-up, U.S. chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff pays a visit to get his eyes "on the ground" as Iraqi forces claim symbolic victory over ISIS
Iraqi special forces deployed to Ramadi and Fallujah
The Iraqi government said at least 60 people have been killed during two weeks of fighting between government forces and al Qaeda-linked militants in the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah
Iraqi cities at risk of capture by al Qaeda
The Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, where American troops once fought desperate battles against al Qaeda, are in danger of falling back under control of the militants
Ash Carter visits Iraq ahead of key battle with ISIS
Defense chief didn't pull punches when Iraqi army showed "no will to fight" for Ramadi, now he wants to see if they're ready to take it back
Iraq launches operation to dislodge ISIS from Anbar
Military spokesman says offensive has begun involving government forces and Shiite militias, but makes no mention of U.S. role
Petraeus: U.S. needs to reevaluate ISIS strategy
Military and political approaches both needed to fight ISIS, Petraeus says: "You can't kill or capture your way out of an industrial strength insurgency"
Mid-level ISIS figure killed in airstrike
U.S.-led coalition doubles down on its strategy against the militants at a meeting in Paris, as Iraq begs for more weapons and support
Ret. Gen. John Allen says ISIS "is pretty good"
Obama's special envoy for the coalition fighting ISIS reflected on the fall of Ramadi
Ash Carter seeks ways to improve Iraq training, equipment
The defense secretary says U.S. military leaders are looking for ways to improve and speed up training for Iraqi forces
ISIS using Roman ruins for executions, activists say
First known use of 2,000-year-old theater in Palmyra, Syria, by extremists since taking it
ISIS hits back as Iraq tries to retake Anbar
Day after Baghdad announces risky effort to reclaim Ramadi and surrounding area, wave of bombs targets troops
Iraq says it's going back on offense against ISIS
Operation to reclaim Anbar province launched just days after Ramadi falls to jihadists, but optimistic predictions may belie grim realities on the ground
Iraqi leader refutes U.S. criticism over Ramadi
PM al-Abadi says harsh critique from American defense chief "surprised" him, and vows ISIS will be out in "days"
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