Iraq

Iraq

Iraq: more civilians flee as fighting resumes in western Mosul

The sight and sounds of combat were evident in western Mosul on Tuesday as heavy fighting resumed.

14/03/2017

Iraq

Understanding ISIL's sexual attacks against the Yazidis

Femicide is essential to genocide.

13/03/2017

Iraq

ISIL fighters trapped in Mosul are warned they will die

Already in control of eastern Mosul, Iraqi forces have now cut off road access to the west.

13/03/2017

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: new camps open for civilians fleeing fighting

Thousands more people continue to flee fighting in Western Mosul to newly built UN camps on the outskirts of the city.

12/03/2017

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Mosul's museum freed from ISIL, but not in good shape

After being under ISIL control for more than two years, all that remains inside Mosul’s museum is destruction and traces of looting.

12/03/2017

Iraq

ISIL close to collapse in Mosul say senior Iraqi military sources

ISIL is being squeezed in its last urban stronghold in Iraq, Mosul, as the city falls to Iraqi special forces, and the Islamic militants appear close to collapse.

11/03/2017

Iraq

Tunnels under Mosul mosque show ISIL looted treasures

Archaeologists say they have evidence that the self-styled Islamic State were careful to preserve ancient artefacts in Mosul to take as loot – in contrast to their public displays of destruction of…

11/03/2017

Iraq

Where is Baghdadi? ISIL leader 'flees' amid Iraqi squeeze on Mosul

As the military close in on the old city of Mosul to oust ISIL, security sources say the signs are the leader of its self-proclaimed 'caliphate' has left for the desert.

09/03/2017

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces 'block key road to Tal Afar'

The Iraqi military says it has taken full control of the last major road leading west out of Mosul.

08/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi PM Abadi visits Mosul amid major anti-ISIL gains

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi flew into Mosul on Tuesday, a day rich in symbolism and success for US-backed forces battling to liberate the west of the city from ISIL…

07/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'make strides in Mosul'

Iraqi forces in western Mosul say they've taken control of a number of key buildings formerly held by ISIL.

07/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces capture key bridge in Mosul

The Iraqi Army seizes the al-Hurriya Bridge in the latest push to retake Mosul from ISIL.

06/03/2017

Iraq

Thousands flee their homes in the push for Mosul

Sniper and mortar fire hamper Iraqi forces but the offensive to take Mosul from ISIL militants goes on

06/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces launch a new push to take western Mosul

According to Iraqi authorities more than 50,000 people have fled their homes since the push to retake the west of Mosul was launched in February.

05/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqis treated for chemical weapons agents, as Mosul civilian exodus intensifies

As the battle for Mosul rages, tens of thousands of civilians flee the bloodshed.

04/03/2017

Iraq

More civilians flee Mosul as Red Cross condemns 'chemical attack'

Several people were hurt in an apparent chemical attack by ISIL, as rising numbers of civilians flee the Iraqi city.

03/03/2017

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Mosul: citizens flee for their lives

Hundreds of displaced Iraqi civilians poured out of Mosul following advances by Iraqi troops against the militant Islamic State group.

03/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces 'trap ISIL in western Mosul'

Iraqi forces say they've taken control of the last major road out of western Mosul, 'trapping' ISIL in a shrinking area of the city.

01/03/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces close to government complex in Mosul, army says

The Iraqi army says it is getting closer to the main government complex in western Mosul.

28/02/2017

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: civilians flee as Iraqi troops push deeper into ISIL held areas

In Iraq, more than a thousand civilians have fled western Mosul as Iraqi troops push deeper into ISIL held areas.

27/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi army makes advances in western Mosul as thousands flee fighting

Iraqi Government forces are pushing further into western Mosul, with military police routing ISIL fighters from two neighbourhoods.

26/02/2017

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Vigils held for TV journalist killed in Iraq

Vigils were held across parts of Iraq on Saturday for a local Kurdish television presenter who was killed while covering the Mosul operation against ISIL.

26/02/2017

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Civilians flee Mosul as Iraqi forces move deeper into city

Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, have fled Mosul as Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the city.

26/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces push deeper into Mosul

US-backed Iraqi forces have pushed deeper into western Mosul and advanced in several populated areas in southern districts.

25/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul as civilians flee

US-backed Iraqi forces have pushed deeper into western Mosul on Saturday, after retaking the city’s airport from the self-styled Islamic State.

25/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces push into western Mosul in battle with ISIL

Iraqi security forces have advanced deeper into the western half of Mosul, a day after launching attacks on several fronts against the self-styled Islamic State’s last main stronghold in the…

24/02/2017