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Smoke rises from Islamic state positions after an airstrike by coalition forces in Mosul, Iraq, on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Mosul offensive heats up amid doubts about Iraq’s viability as a unified nation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A half-dozen laptops were used to go over Hillary Clinton's messages and decide which ones to belatedly comply with the law and turn back over to the government, and at least one of them was subsequently hooked up to the internet, lawyers admitted to the FBI. (Associated Press)

State Dept. involved in cover-up to help Hillary Clinton, Speaker Ryan charges

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A survivor looks for his family members at the scene of a deadly suicide car bomb attack in the New Baghdad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 9, 2016. Two separate suicide attacks in and outside the Iraqi capital have killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens. Officials say the deadliest bombing took place in New Baghdad, a commercial area of a majority Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, killing over a dozen civilians. Another suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqis push toward IS-held Mosul in long-awaited offensive

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Smoke rises from Islamic state positions after an airstrike by coalition forces in Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi forces launch military push to drive Islamic State from Mosul

By Susannah George and Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Kurdish security forces take position overlooking the Islamic State-controlled villages surrounding Mosul on Monday, the beginning of what Pentagon officials say could be a drawn-out operation to liberate Iraq's second-largest city from Islamic State control. (Associated Press)

Mosul offensive against ISIS ‘ahead of schedule,’ but fears of wider regional war mount

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A peshmerga convoy drives towards a frontline in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway.(AP Photo)

White House denies battle for Mosul timed to benefit Clinton

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. soldiers (left) participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers outside Baghdad on May 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Latest: New Zealand makes donation for Mosul victims

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Iraqi Muslims pray at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Retaking Mosul: Iraq’s most complex anti-IS operation

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 11, 2016 photo, militiamen loyal to former Nineveh governor Atheel al-Nujaifi train at their camp near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Having received training from Turkish military advisers, hundreds of Nujaifi's mainly Sunni fighters are preparing to take part in the upcoming liberation of Mosul, the Islamic State's last urban stronghold in Iraq. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

Presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq angers Baghdad

By SUSANNAH GEORGE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers (left) participate in a training mission with Iraqi army soldiers outside Baghdad on May 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Iraqi special forces arrive outside militant-held Mosul

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic gestures during his team's World Cup qualifying match against Australia in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

China coach resigns after loss, World Cup hopes fading

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 8, 2016 photo, a U.S. Army soldier guards a position at Camp Swift, northern Iraq. U.S. troops will be engaged more closely than ever in fighting against Islamic State group militants as they back Iraqi forces in the long-anticipated assault on Mosul. The assault caps an increasing American role in Iraq over the past two years, with nearly 6,000 US troops on the ground, including special forces in combat on the front-lines. (AP Photo/Susannah George)

U.S. forces increasing Iraq footprint ahead of Mosul operation

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Two defaced busts dating back to the 2nd and 3rd century are displayed inside the Colosseum as part of an exhibit titled &quot;Reborn from the Destructions&quot; which will run from Oct. 7 to Dec. 11, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. The two damaged busts were recovered by the functionaries of the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums of Damascus in the Museum of Palmyra, after the liberation from the Islamic State group armed forces. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

UNESCO-backed exhibit in Rome features 3 destroyed treasures

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Iraqi Muslims pray at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Canadian general: Anti-IS fight will grow harder after Mosul

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Czech army to deploy medical personnel, instructors in Iraq

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Iraqi and U.S. forces say the joint military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State terror group is all but imminent. (Associated Press)

U.S., Iraqi forces in ‘final rehearsal’ for campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Gen. Mark Milley talks with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-AK, after Milley's confirmation hearing at the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 21, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Milley responded to questions about the deaths of four Marines and a sailor who were killed Thursday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) **FILE**

Gen. Mark Milley, Army chief of staff, says rebuilding means more than just more soldiers

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2015, file photo, flowers bloom in front of the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City. In 15 videos posted online Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, during the final day of the religion's twice-yearly conference, Mormon leaders discussed concerns about the growth of the gay rights movement and heard from a former U.S. senator and church member who tells them the Iraq war could open the door for new converts, according to the footage that pulls back the curtain on a religion that is closely guarded about its inner workings. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Leaked videos partially pull back curtain on Mormon church

By BRADY McCOMBS and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press