Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next USA Iraq off 'banned list' in new Trump US travel order With his controversial first travel ban blocked by the courts, President Donald Trump has signed a revised executive order preventing citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from travelling to the U 06/03/2017
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next USA Iraq taken off US travel ban list White House officials have told the Reuters news agency a new executive order will keep a 90-day ban on travel by citizens of six Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen 06/03/2017
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next no comment 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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