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Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led air coalition are targeting Islamic State defenses on the eastern edge of Mosul with artillery fire and air strikes, although they are meeting stiff resistance in some places. Nathan Frandino reports.
People take part in the funeral procession of a senior commander from the pro-Iran armed group the Kataeb Hezbollah, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Abu Baqr al-Saadi was killed in a US air strike a day before, as Washington accuses the group of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region. IMAGES
Dust storm hits the Iraqi capital of Baghdad prompting the cancellation of flights. As the storm swept south, it shrouded Baghdad and cities as far south as Nasiriyah in a ghostly orange. IMAGES
Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in Iraq's Baghdad. IMAGES
Al-Humaydat, Jun 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Iraqi authorities announced Sunday that they have dug up the bodies of 123 people believed to be killed by the Islamic State (IS) group from a mass grave site near west of Mosul. Two mass graves with over 500 bodies of victims killed and buried by the IS group were found near the Government Badush prison in Mosul, said the Nineveh's Governor, Najm Al-Jubouri.Badush prison was attacked by IS in June 2014, some 650 Shiite inmates had been killed, the authorities knew of the grave since 2017 when local inhabitants indicated its existence, but wanted to make sure to have the necessary forensic teams to properly identify the victims. Mosul region was under IS control between 2013 and 2017. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).SHOT LIST: IRAQI FORENSIC TEAM INSPECT THE MASS GRAVE SITE IN THE AL-HUMAYDAT VILLAGE, WESTERN MOSUL CITY, 500 KM NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Iraqi President Barham Salih bids farewell to Pope Francis at Baghdad airport as he heads back to Rome at the end of his historic trip to war-torn Iraq meant to encourage the country's dwindling Christian community and deepen interfaith dialogue. IMAGES
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