Iraqi insurgency
Iraq Air Force Strikes IS Targets In Syria
The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding...
IS Attack Kills 15 Iraq Border Guards Near Jordan
The Islamic State group carried out an attack on an Iraqi border guard position near Jordan on Friday, killing at least...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Women Reveal the Horrors They Endured As ISIS Sex Slaves
Women have revealed the horrors they endured at the hands of ISIS sex slaves - despite being Sunni Muslims just like...
IS Rapes and Tortures Sunni Arab Women Too
Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Forces Battling IS In Iraq’s Mosul Theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State...
In ‘liberated’ Mosul, Residents Say Danger Remains
The Iraqi forces that retook east Mosul from jihadists last month have moved on to their next battle, leaving a...
UN Demands Armed Groups Stop Fighting In C. Africa
The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded armed groups in the Central African Republic immediately halt fighting...
West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...
UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul
Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating...
Valentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul
Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...