Now playing Next Iraq Kurdish forces claim capture of town northeast of Mosul The battle for Mosul has seen further fierce fighting as coalition forces push closer to ISIL’s last remaining stronghold in Iraq. 23/10/2016
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 US Defence Secretary makes lightning visit to Baghdad Ashton Carter is trying to calm the war of words brewing between Ankara and Baghdad. 22/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi forces drive ISIL out of Christian region near Mosul Government forces in Iraq have continued their large-scale push towards Mosul storming a Christian region seized by ISIL in 2014. 22/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq ISIL attack on Kirkuk repulsed, bells ring out again in Bartella The advance on Mosul continues as ISIL tries diversion tactics by attacking the Kurds in Kirkuk, without success. 22/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Gunbattles rage in Iraqi city of Kirkuk after ISIL attack Street battles between ISIL fighters and Kurdish forces erupted on Friday in the norther Iraqi city of Kirkuk. 21/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraq's displaced Christians encouraged by drive to oust ISIL from Mosul Christians living in Iraq's Kurdish region are watching events around Mosul closely as coalition forces try to drive the extremists out. 21/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi city of Kirkuk attacked by suspected ISIL fighters Fighting has broken out in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk after suspected ISIL gunmen attacked several buildings, including a police compound and power station. 21/10/2016
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 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 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Leaders meet to discuss Ukraine This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the daily news stories making headlines around Europe. 18/10/2016
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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