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Yazidi sisters reunited three years after IS kidnappingThree Yazidi sisters were reunited this week after more than three years since they were taken by Islamic State militants.WorldDec 22, 2017
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American ISIS member surrenders to Kurds, says Iraqi generalAn American member of the Islamic State group gave himself up to Kurdish forces in a rare instance of a voluntary surrender of a militant fighter.WorldMar 14, 2016
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Kurdish forces say Islamic State group used chemical weaponsIslamic State militants recently fired mortar shells believed to have been filled with a chemical substance, possibly chlorine, at Kurdish troops close to the Iraqi town of Sinjar, wounding 30 fighters, a Kurdish military officer and a medical official said Thursday.WorldFeb 18, 2016
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Under Iraqi town, IS militants built network of tunnelsHundreds of metres of underground tunnels used by Islamic State militants under the Iraqi city of Sinjar have been revealed in newly-obtained video footage.Nov 25, 2015
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Iraqi Kurdish fighters take control of town centre of SinjarIraqi Kurdish militia fighters fighting to take back Sinjar from Islamic State militants reached the town centre on Friday, raising a Kurdish flag and firing off celebratory gunfire following a major offensive to retake the strategic Iraqi town.WorldNov 13, 2015
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Kurdish Iraqi fighters cut Islamic State supply line as a major offensive beginsSupported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line by the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake the strategic town of Sinjar.WorldNov 12, 2015
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Kurdish fighters launch offensive to retake strategic Iraqi town of SinjarKurdish Iraqi fighters, backed by the U.S.-led air campaign, launched an assault Thursday aiming to retake the strategic town of Sinjar.WorldNov 12, 2015
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Kurdish peshmerga forces continue to advance on Islamic State fightersKurdish fighters in Iraq have pushed deeper into a town held by ISIS, but are facing stiff resistance from the Sunni militants who captured it in August.WorldDec 22, 2014
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WATCH: Helicopters taking stranded people from mountain in IraqIraqi military personnel rescued people stranded on the country's Mount Sinjar mountain Wednesday, leaving food and water for those left behind.WorldAug 13, 2014
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US drone attacks Iraq militant mortar positionU.S. military officials say an armed American drone has attacked and destroyed a mortar position of Islamic militants in northern Iraq.Aug 12, 2014
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