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Military vehicles of Iraqi security forces are seen in Mosul's Old City.

A US-trained Iraqi unit allegedly carried out executions in Mosul

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An Iraqi army division trained by American forces allegedly executed prisoners in west Mosul, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, calling for US assistance to the unit to be suspended.

A woman and her child, having fled Qayyarah, arrive at a front line position.

Life under ISIS is ‘endlessly frightening and endlessly tedious’

Conflict
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