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Growing fears for civilians in Mosul as net closes around ISIL

Iraqi officials are voicing increasing concern that ISIL is using civilians as human shields

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Symbolic victory as Iraqi forces recapture state TV station in Mosul

ISIL forces are putting up stiff resistance as Iraqi troops and their allies move closer into the outskirts of Mosul's eastern suburbs.

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Iraqi forces 'breach Mosul city limits' for first time in fight against ISIL

In the fight against ISIL, Iraqi forces reportedly close in on the city limits of Mosul for the first time.

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Displaced Iraqi families await news from Tal Afar

Hundreds of families who fled Tal Afar more than two years ago are waiting anxiously for news that their city has been liberated from the Islamic State group.

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Iraqi forces enter Karama, the first district inside Mosul as offensive resumes

Entering the third week of the offensive, a military official said they hoped to capture the last two villages from ISIL before Mosul.

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The fight for Mosul moves closer to Tal Afar

Shia militia groups claim to have launched an offensive against ISIL west of Mosul and a key stronghold for the jihadists is taken south of the city.

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ISIL has 'abducted 8,000 families to use as human shields' in Mosul

ISIL fighters have abducted more than 8,000 families to use as human shields in Mosul, according to the United Nations’ human rights office.

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Is Iraq facing the worst humanitarian crisis in its history?

More than a million people in Mosul are expected to be impacted by the military campaign aimed at retaking their city from ISIL.

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Reports mount of ISIL atrocities against civilians around Mosul

Politicians and local residents say the militant group has executed scores of people as Iraqi forces advance on the northern city.

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Iraq: US general says 800-900 ISIL fighters killed in Mosul offensive

Miles of oil pipelines have been set alight, allegedly by ISIL, as they defend the city.

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Iraq: Hundreds escape fighting

Around 1,000 people escape the fighting around Mosul between so-called Islamic State and the Iraqi army.

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Thousands flee as battle for Mosul rages

People escaping the fighting in villages around Mosul head for the Iraqi army lines and relative safety

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US expects anti-ISIL Mosul and Raqqa offensives to overlap

As Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul in Iraq, anti-ISIL coalition members discussed preparations for an overlapping offensive on the extremists’ Syrian stronghold…

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The Battle for Mosul: Everyone wants a piece

At the height of ISIL’s ferocious campaign that saw them sweep across Iraq and Syria in 2014 with astonishing speed, came one of the militant group’s biggest…

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Iraqi army advances on Mosul, as ISIL strikes back

Day nine of the battle for Mosul: 78 villages have been liberated from the so-called Islamic State, according to the Iraqi army.

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Few gains in first week of battle for Mosul

Coalition forces edge closer to Mosul in Iraq, as the battle to take the city from ISIL enters its second week.

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Iraqis arrive at army checkpoint

Several displaced families arrived at an Iraqi army checkpoint in Qayara on Sunday after hunger forced them to leave their villages south of Mosul.

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Iraq: UNICEF says up to 1.5 million may be affected by Mosul offensive

The UN agency believes half of the many people impacted by events in the northern Iraqi city may be children.

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Mosul: Turkey supports Peshmerga forces in the fight against ISIL

Iraqi forces have taken two more villages from ISIL jihadists as they push on towards Mosul.

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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.

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