Battle of Mosul

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Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighbourhood

Elite Iraqi forces on Friday entered a west Mosul neighbourhood for the first time since the start four months ago of...

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Iraq Troops Enter Mosul Airport

There was still morning mist in the air when Iraq's Rapid Response units began their push to take Mosul airport from...

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Iraq Forces Attack IS-Held Mosul Airport

Iraqi forces backed by jets, drones and gunships attacked Mosul airport Thursday, a key step in a renewed offensive...

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US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight

US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...

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Iraq Forces Poised For Mosul Airport Assault

Iraqi forces readied on Wednesday for an assault on Mosul airport after blitzing jihadist positions in a renewed...

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Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul

Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...

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Iraq Forces Press Assault On IS South of Mosul

Iraqi forces consolidated positions Tuesday after blasting their way to the southern edge of Mosul in an assault...

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Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank

Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...

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US-Led Coalition Expects To Stay In Iraq After Mosul

The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be...

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2,000 IS Fighters Defending West Mosul

An estimated 2,000 IS fighters are left in west Mosul to defend their bastion against a massive offensive by the Iraqi...

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Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says

The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...

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IS Claims Suicide Attack By British Bomber Near Mosul

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near Mosul it said was carried out by a...

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Optimism On the Front Line Over Mosul Assault

In the arid hills, Iraqi forces drive their armed vehicles towards a village of around a dozen small stone houses....

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U. S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their...

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‘Race Against Clock’ To Prepare For West Mosul Exodus

The United Nations said Sunday as Iraqi forces launched their offensive to retake west Mosul that it was rushing to...

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The Battle For Mosul

Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a new...

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350,000 Children Trapped In West Mosul

Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned on Sunday as Iraqi forces launched a...

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US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq

The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias...

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Key Dates In Battle For Mosul

Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group on...