Battle of Mosul

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Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...

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Iraq Commander Announces Gains In Mosul Old City

A commander said Friday that Iraqi forces have gained ground from jihadists inside the Old City of Mosul, an area that...

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Iraqi Soldiers Using SHUTTLECOCK Grenades To Target ISIS

The Iraqi army is giving ISIS a taste of its own medicine by bombing them with shuttlecock grenades attached to drones....

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Adopting IS Tactic, Iraqi Forces Weaponise Small Drones

Inside an armoured vehicle in Mosul, a colonel scans live footage from a drone flying above the Iraqi city, hunting...

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More Than 150,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul Fighting

Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since...

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Nearly 100,000 Iraqis Flee Battle For West Mosul

Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have fled the battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the...

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Over 80,000 Iraqis Displaced In West Mosul Fighting

More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International...

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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the...

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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists...

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After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents

A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he and 17 relatives...

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Iraq Holds Detainees In ‘horrendous Conditions’ Near Mosul

Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to jihadists in "horrendous conditions"...

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Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul

Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...

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IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...

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Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul

An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...

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Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an...

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Iraq Says No Sign of IS Chemical Weapons Use In Mosul

Iraq's UN envoy said Friday there was no evidence that the Islamic State group had used chemical weapons in the battle...

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Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening

Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...