Now playing Next Iraq UN centre fights for women traumatised by IS militants As Iraqi forces close in on the militant-held city of Mosul, a support centre for women and girls in Dahuk is gearing up to receive women and girls who have been held captive and sexually… 01/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq 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 01/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq 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. 01/11/2016
Now playing Next Iraq 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. 31/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq 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. 27/10/2016
Now playing Next Iraq 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. 27/10/2016
Now playing Next Europe News Yazidi IS survivors win EU's rights prize MEPs have decided that two Yazidi women are the winners of the EU’s annual human rights prize. 27/10/2016
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 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 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Iraq The battle for Mosul so far A rundown of events in Mosul since its capture in 2014 17/10/2016
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next world news Battle for Mosul begins The battle to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul – the capital of ISIL’s so-called caliphate – has begun. 17/10/2016
Now playing Next world news Syrian rebels oust ISIL from its 'propaganda town' of Dabiq Turkish-backed rebels have taken the Syrian town of Dabiq from ISIL militants forcing the jihadist group from their symbolically important stronghold. 16/10/2016
Now playing Next Turkey Anger between Turkey and Iraq ahead of battle for Mosul Just weeks ahead of an expected push led-by Iraqi troops to retake the ISIL-held city of Mosul and tensions have risen between Turkey and Iraq. 11/10/2016
Now playing Next Syria US-Russia diplomatic stalemate on Syria, as deadly air strikes hit Aleppo With fighting raging on the ground in Syria, the war of words between the US and Russia drags resulting in diplomatic deadlock. 01/10/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Britain jails radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary A court in Britain has jailed the country’s best-known radical Muslim cleric for five and a half years for urging support of ISIL . 06/09/2016