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Owen Holdaway

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ON THE GROUND IN THE CAPITAL OF ISIS’S CALIPHATE IN RAQQA SYRIA

An article for Media Line on the fall of ISIS’s Capital in Syria: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/ISIS-Threat/On-the-ground-in-Raqqa-capital-of-Islamic-States-caliphate-507014

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ISIS’ TERROR CAPITAL RAQQA COULD FALL WITHIN DAYS

Article for the SUN newspaper inside Raqqa – ISIS capital in Syria – shortly before it’s liberation: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4516535/isis-capital-raqqa-could-fall-days/ 

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INTERVIEW ON THE LIBERATION OF TAL-AFAR

An interview on France24 on the announcement by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of the liberation of Tal-afar from the so-called Islamic State https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_RzIYrNdEE&t=12s

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INTERVIEW ON THE LIBERATION OF TAL-AFAR

An interview on i-24news Daily Dose on the announced by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of the liberation of the town of Tal-afar from the so-called Islamic State: https://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/replay/daily-dose/x5z21xz

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THE UPCOMING BATTLE FOR HAWIJA

An article for the SUN on the upcoming battle for ISIS last major stronghold in Iraq Hawija: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4376154/inside-the-battle-for-isiss-last-major-iraqi-stronghold-where-troops-face-fight-to-the-death-against-2000-bloodthirsty-jihadis/

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INTERVIEW ON TAL-AFAR’S HISTORIC CITY CENTRE BEING RECAPTURED FROM ISIS BY THE IRAQI ARMY

Interview on France24 English on the recapture the city centre of Tal-Afar from ISIS by the Iraqi Army: http://www.france24.com/en/20170826-iraq-forces-take-70-percent-tal-afar-back-islamic-state-group

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AN ARTICLE ON THE RETAKING OF AL-NURI MOSQUE

An article for http://www.9news.com.au from Al-Nuri Mosque – where the ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi declared the Caliphate – immediately after the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Forces [ICTF] recaptured the area: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/07/01/10/35/mosul-liberation-al-nuri-mosque

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ARTICLE ON ISIS SUICIDE ATTACK INSIDE WEST MOSUL

An article for http://9news.com.au on ISIS suicide bombers posed as Iraqi soldiers to trick Mosul’s liberated civilians: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/06/24/08/52/suicide-bombers-posed-as-iraqi-soldiers-to-trick-mosuls-liberated-civilians

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ARTICLE ON THE LIBERATION OF HATRA FROM THE SO CALLED ISLAMIC STATE

An article in the SUN on the liberation of ancient Assyrian city of Hatra by the Popular Mobilization Forces [PMU]: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3463619/iraqi-forces-push-isis-jihadis-out-hatra/

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AN ARTICLE OF BEING AN ISIS SNIPER BULLET BEING DEFLECTED BY A GOPRO IN WEST MOSUL

An article on the dramatic moment ISIS sniper’s bullet bounces off Iraqi cameraman’s GoPro – as Sun man films miracle escape just inches away https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3573603/sun-reporter-sniper-bullet-mosul-iraq/

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