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People pass under Kurdish flags in Irbil, 217 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Iraq's Kurdish region will vote on Monday's referendum for Kurdish independence, a vote dismissed as illegal and destabilizing by the central government and the international community. AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed

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Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest

by Susannah George Associated PressSeptember 24, 2017

Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi addresses forces from a small base on the edge of Mosul's Old City, where heavy clashes have been underway for days, Monday, July 10, 2017. Al-Abadi returned to Mosul Monday and declared victory against the Islamic State group in the northern city following nine months of grueling urban combat. (Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office via AP)

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Iraq declares ‘total victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul

by Susannah George Associated PressJuly 10, 2017

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier walks on clothes left behind by fleeing civilians in an alley as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Some 300 Islamic State fighters remain in the small patch of territory still controlled by the group in Mosul's Old City, a senior Iraqi commander said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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IS attack underscores fragility of Iraqi security forces

by Susannah George Associated PressJuly 7, 2017

A Federal Policeman walks inside a building at Mosul's main hospital complex after it was retaken by Iraqi forces during fighting against Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Iraqi PM congratulates troops on ‘big victory’ in Mosul

by Susannah George Associated PressJuly 4, 2017

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With fight for Mosul in final stage, militants strike back

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Andrea Rosa Associated PressJuly 3, 2017

File - This Wednesday, June 28, 2017 file photo, shows an aerial view of the destroyed landmark al-Nuri mosque in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, an Iraqi commander said Thursday, June 29, 2017, that his forces have taken the al-Nuri Mosque compound that was destroyed by the Islamic State group last week. Al-Saadi said special forces entered the compound and took control of the surrounding streets on Thursday afternoon, following a dawn push into the area. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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Iraqi Prime Minister declares end to IS caliphate

by Susannah George Associated PressJune 29, 2017

A child plays among the ruins of a house in western Mosul on Friday, May 26, 2017, destroyed in a March 17 coalition airstrike that killed more than 100 people. A coalition investigation released on Thursday asserted that the strike had targeted two Islamic State snipers and the destruction had been caused by a large amount of explosives IS militants had placed in the building, a claim disputed by survivors and neighbors. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

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Iraqis want justice after US probe of Mosul strike

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Balint Szlanko Associated PressMay 26, 2017

In this Friday, March 24, 2017 photo, pesidents carry the body of a person killed during fights between Iraq security forces and Islamic State on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, March 24, 2017. As the U.S.-led coalition ramps up the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, claims of civilian casualties caused by airstrikes have spiked dramatically. The toll, both in infrastructure destroyed and in lives lost, has the potential to undercut U.S. military victories, stoking resentment and a backlash that could play into the hands of the militants. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Civilian casualties in Iraq, Syria undercut US victories

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Zeina Karam Associated PressMarch 31, 2017

Two policemen sit atop of their armoured vehicle as Iraqi Federal police deploy after regaining control of the town of Abu Saif, west of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The battle for Mosul, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, has already driven the militants from the eastern half of the city, which is divided roughly in half by the Tigris River. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraq retakes Mosul airport

by Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press, Sinan Salaheddin Associated Press, and Susannah George Associated PressFebruary 23, 2017

Iraqi security forces advance on the southern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. A military spokesman says Iraqi forces are consolidating their gains south of Mosul ahead of moving deeper into the city's Islamic State-held western half. The spokesman of the Joint Military Operation Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, told The Associated Press that nearly 123 square kilometers -- about 47 square miles -- have been taken south of Mosul since the new push started on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mohammed Saad)

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U.S.-backed Iraqi forces prepare for hard fight in Mosul

by Susannah George Associated Press, and Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated PressFebruary 21, 2017