Now playing Next Iraq Growing fears for civilians in Mosul as net closes around ISIL Iraqi officials are voicing increasing concern that ISIL is using civilians as human shields 01/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Symbolic victory as Iraqi forces recapture state TV station in Mosul ISIL forces are putting up stiff resistance as Iraqi troops and their allies move closer into the outskirts of Mosul's eastern suburbs. 01/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces enter Karama, the first district inside Mosul as offensive resumes Entering the third week of the offensive, a military official said they hoped to capture the last two villages from ISIL before Mosul. 31/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq The fight for Mosul moves closer to Tal Afar Shia militia groups claim to have launched an offensive against ISIL west of Mosul and a key stronghold for the jihadists is taken south of the city. 29/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Reports mount of ISIL atrocities against civilians around Mosul Politicians and local residents say the militant group has executed scores of people as Iraqi forces advance on the northern city. 27/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: US general says 800-900 ISIL fighters killed in Mosul offensive Miles of oil pipelines have been set alight, allegedly by ISIL, as they defend the city. 27/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Aid mission steps up for Mosul as anti-ISIL forces close in International aid for the people of Mosul has begun arriving in Iraq, as the offensive continues to oust ISIL from its last major urban stronghold in the… 26/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq The Battle for Mosul: Everyone wants a piece At the height of ISIL’s ferocious campaign that saw them sweep across Iraq and Syria in 2014 with astonishing speed, came one of the militant group’s biggest… 25/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi army advances on Mosul, as ISIL strikes back Day nine of the battle for Mosul: 78 villages have been liberated from the so-called Islamic State, according to the Iraqi army. 25/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Families flee Mosul fighting as reports of ISIL massacres emerge They have fled for their lives to a camp for the displaced – escaping the frontline of the fight for Mosul. 25/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq: UNICEF says up to 1.5 million may be affected by Mosul offensive The UN agency believes half of the many people impacted by events in the northern Iraqi city may be children. 24/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Mosul: Turkey supports Peshmerga forces in the fight against ISIL Iraqi forces have taken two more villages from ISIL jihadists as they push on towards Mosul. 24/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Battle for Mosul: hundreds treated after sulphur plant is torched As Iraqi forces battle to re-take Mosul from ISIL, almost a thousand people are being treated for breathing problems after a sulphur plant was set ablaze near the… 23/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi army claims victory on road to Mosul Iraqi forces report faster than expected progress in the battle for Mosul, Iraq's second city, held for the last two years by ISIL. 21/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq PM hails swift progress of Mosul offensive The campaign to recapture Mosul from so-called Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, amid fresh fighting to clear villages on the outskirts of the… 20/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Concern grows for civilians fleeing from Mosul amid Iraqi offensive Families leaving the city have been picked up by soldiers in the desert, while others have been arriving at a UN refugee camp. 20/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq rejects fears of Shi'ite revenge attacks in Mosul The comments from Iraq's foreign minister came at a diplomatic meeting in Paris where several countries have been considering the city's post-ISIL future. 20/10/2016
Now playing Next no comment Peshmerga forces clear IEDs near Bartella Kurdish Peshmerga Forces reportedly managed to get close to the town of Bartella and within around 21 kilometres (13 miles) of their main target, as the battle to retake the city of Mosul got… 20/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi and Peshmerga forces launch new operation to eject ISIL from Mosul The Iraqi Army joins Kurdish fighters in a fresh offensive to push ISIL from the villages surrounding Mosul. 20/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Hundreds of families flee Mosul every day As the battle for Mosul nears displaced peoples camp in northern Iraq grow larger by the day. 19/10/2016