Iraq

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Iraq

Fierce resistance and ISIL threats as Mosul assault progresses

On day three of their Mosul assault and despite fierce resistance, US-backed Iraqi government forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are slowly but surely closing in on ISIL’s last city stronghold in…

19/10/2016

Iraq

Iraqi and Kurdish forces secure more outlying villages on road to Mosul

Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces claim to have secured yet more villages on the outskirts of Mosul as they head towards Iraq’s second city.

19/10/2016

Iraq

Retaking Mosul: what are the possible consequences?

As the fight for Mosul rages on, leaders outside Iraq are discussing the possible, potentially damaging, consequences of retaking the city from ISIL.

18/10/2016

Iraq

Mosul civilians face potential 'humanitarian catastrophe'

Even if ISIL are defeated, the people of Mosul's suffering may not end there.

18/10/2016

Iraq

A family's flight from Mosul

A family of five recount their perilous escape from Mosul and offer insight into what life under ISIL is like

18/10/2016

Iraq

ISIL 'could use chemical weapons' as Iraqi coalition advances on Mosul

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says the militants might use chemical weapons and use civilians as human shields as fighting approaches their last Iraqi stronghold.

18/10/2016

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi army claims gains against ISIL

Iraqi government forces claim to have made gains against ISIL, on the first day of a long-anticipated offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul.

17/10/2016

Iraq

Battle for Mosul: aid agencies braced for massive refugee exodus

The UN has said up to 100,000 Iraqi civilians could flee to Syria and Turkey to escape the military assault on Mosul.

17/10/2016

Iraq

The battle for Mosul so far

A rundown of events in Mosul since its capture in 2014

17/10/2016

Iraq

The battle for Mosul: Military assault on major ISIL stronghold underway

Military operations to reclaim the northern Iraqi city from ISIL militants began in the early hours of Monday morning.

17/10/2016

Iraq

Mosul offensive to rout ISIL to begin 'imminently'

The Iraqi army has dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over the ISIL stronghold of Mosul, warning residents of an imminent offensive to reclaim the city from the jihadist…

16/10/2016

Iraq

Dozens killed in Baghdad suicide blast

Dozens of people have been killed in Iraq following multiple attacks in Baghdad and across the country.

15/10/2016

Iraq

Iraqi army prepares to retake Mosul

Iraqi special forces have begun a major military build up outside Mosul ahead of a planned offensive to retake the ISIL held city.

14/10/2016

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Iraq: Karbala celebrates Ashura

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged on the Iraqi city of Karbala to celebrate Ashura.

13/10/2016

Iraq

Shiites mark Ashura Day with Karbala pilgrimage

Ashura Day is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

12/10/2016

Iraq

Millions of Muslims commemorate holy day of Ashura

Millions of Shia Muslims observe the holy day of Ashura amid security concerns and heightened fears of attacks.

12/10/2016

Iraq

Preparations intensify for Mosul offensive in Iraq

French fighter jets have taken off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier on a mission targeting the so-called Islamic State in its Iraqi stronghold of…

30/09/2016

World

Iraqi president on democracy and ISIL's decline

Euronews’ Aissa Boukanoun sits down with Iraqi leader Dr Muhammad Fuad Masum to talk about the Battle of Mosul, democracy and Daesh.

29/09/2016

Iraq

Iraqi forces regain control of Shirqat

Analysts say it brings the military a step closer to a main push on Mosul later this year.

22/09/2016

Iraq

Al Qaeda 15 years after 9/11

Fifteen years on from the 9/11 attacks and more than five years after the death of Osama bin Laden what has happened to Al Qaeda?

09/09/2016