Iraq

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

Iraq

Iraqi forces capture Mosul airport from ISIL

After nearly three years under ISIL control, Mosul airport is captured by Iraqi security forces, state television announces.

23/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi security forces launch offensive on Mosul airport

The airport has been under ISIL control since June 2014, and occupies a strategic position in the battle to retake the city.

23/02/2017

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Beauty from bombs - An Iraqi artist makes the most of the detritus of war

Iraq is a vast graveyard for spent munitions and abandoned military hardware. Now one Iraqi artist is making art from the debris of war.

22/02/2017

Iraq

UN refugee agency fears mass exodus from Iraqi push on Mosul

The United Nations says it’s growing increasingly concerned over the plight of people fleeing the Iraq army’s fight to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants.

21/02/2017

Iraq

US Defense Secretary warns of "long-fought" battle in Iraq

The US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been meeting Iraqi leaders on a surprise visit to the country.

20/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi army continues assault on ISIL stronghold of Mosul

The Iraqi army is continuing its assault on the Islamic State militant group stronghold of western Mosul.

20/02/2017

Iraq

Iraqi forces launch assault on ISIL positions in western Mosul

Iraq's prime minister announces the start of an offensive to uproot ISIL militants from western Mosul.

19/02/2017

Iraq

Iraq: deadly car bomb blast rocks Baghdad

A car bomb has killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in Baghdad.

16/02/2017

Iraq

Dozens killed and injured in Sadr City bombing

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, a heavily-populated and poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad.

15/02/2017