Islamic State Fighters

• 55,000 ISIS-linked people — including Canadians — should be tried fairly or freed: UN

  Canadian ISIS fighters are among the people who have been captured and detained in Syria and Iraq.

  World

  Jun 24, 2019
  
• U.S. urges countries to repatriate their citizens who fought with ISIS in Syria

  The U.S. called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who travelled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington's local partners.

  World

  Feb 4, 2019
  
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• 500 bodies uncovered in mass grave in Raqqa, Syria – more feared dead

  The exhumation of mass graves in and around Raqqa is being undertaken by local groups and first responders amid concerns about the preservation of bodies and evidence for possible war crimes trials.

  World

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Thousands of ISIS fighters left Syria in secret deal with U.S., defector says

  A high-level defector from Kurdish-led forces said thousands of ISIS fighters - many more than first reported - left under a secret, U.S.-approved deal.

  World

  Dec 7, 2017
• Islamic state fighters struggle to hold Mosul streets as Iraqi army units press on

  The group has moved its remaining command and control structures to Mayadin, in eastern Syria, U.S. intelligence sources have said.

  News

  Jul 3, 2017
• Air strikes in Syria kill over 100 people, including family of ISIS fighters

  The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids were carried out by U.S.-led coalition warplanes.

  Politics

  May 26, 2017
• Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops: military

  U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops on Sunday fully liberated the sprawling complex of Mosul University, an Iraqi military spokesman said, a major step in the massive operation to retake the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul.

  World

  Jan 15, 2017
• Iraqi forces storm Mosul University complex

  The militants were fighting back at the university, which they seized when they took over the city in 2014.

  World

  Jan 13, 2017
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• Iraqi troops resume fighting in Mosul

  Stiff resistance by the militants, civilians trapped inside their houses and bad weather have slowed advances.

  World

  Dec 29, 2016
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• Mosul attacks kill 11, including 4 aid workers: UN

  The United Nations says two mortar attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week killed four aid workers and seven other civilians.

  World

  Dec 22, 2016