Hamam al-Alil

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Number of Civilians Fleeing Mosul Swells

The number of people fleeing the fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul is reaching new highs and the condition of the...

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As Summer Heat Looms, Post-IS Mosul Faces Water Crisis

In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as...

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Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province

Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...

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Near Mosul, Soldiers and Displaced Meet At the Spa

Hammam al-Alil's sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the...

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Mosul Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Displacement Peaks

The fighting in west Mosul has forced up to 15,000 people to flee their homes every day recently, straining...

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Iraqi Families Reunite Outside War-Wracked Mosul

Surrounded by displaced Iraqis, Ahmad strides up and down a muddy stretch of land near Mosul, mobile phone in hand,...

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Mosul Families Go Against the Tide To Return Home

Tens of thousands have flowed out of war-wracked Mosul in recent weeks, but Samir Hamid and 33 family members have...

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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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Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee

The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...

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Hundreds of Bodies Discovered In Mass Graves Near City

Iraqi security forces have discovered two mass graves near the city of Mosul containing around 250 bodies, police said...

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Iraqi PM Warns Islamic State Fighters

The Iraqi prime minister has warned so-called Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Mosul to lay down their weapons...

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Iraqi Troops Storm Town Southeast of Mosul

Mosul is home to more than a million civilians. Iraq's federal police forces and Iraqi army troops attacked the town of...