Iraqi insurgency
Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul
Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the...
Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat
Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking the city...
Weapons Choice In Anti-IS War Endangers Civilians
The choice of weapons by the Iraqi security forces and its allies from the US-led coalition is endangering the lives of...
UN Reports Fresh IS Killings, Air Strike Deaths In Mosul
The UN rights office said Thursday it has credible reports that the Islamic State group has killed more than 230...
Australian Muslims Demand Safe Spaces To Be ‘inflammatory’
An Australian Islamic council has called for taxpayer-funded "safe spaces" so young Muslims can express "inflammatory"...
London and Internet Radicalised My Son
The Italian mother of London attacker Youssef Zaghba says she tried to prevent him being radicalised, "but he had...
UN Accuses IS of Executing 163 Civilians In Mosul On June 1
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday accused the Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent...
Up To 100,000 Children At Risk In Iraq’s Mosul
Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group,...
Looters Target Empty Homes In Iraq’s Mosul
Men, women and children walk down a main road in west Mosul with arms full and carts loaded, but they are not among the...
Jihadists Occupy Civilian Homes As Mosul Battle Rages
After jihadists turned the roof of his house into a sniper position, Owayid Mohammed and his family fled west Mosul in...
Iraqi Forces Retake Area Near Syrian Border From IS
Iraqi forces retook an area near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group on Sunday as part of operations to...
Iraq Forces Announce Gains In West Mosul
Iraqi forces have recaptured around half of two neighbourhoods in west Mosul that are among the targets of a broad...
Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance
Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of large numbers...
Tunisia Detains Six IS Suspects
Tunisia has detained six people in the central region of Kasserine suspected of belonging to a group linked to the...
UN Warns 200,000 At Grave Risk In Last Stages of Mosul Battle
Up to 200,000 civilians caught between fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final...
Tunisia Security Forces Kill IS Fugitive
Tunisian security forces have killed a leader of the Islamic State group who was plotting attacks during the Muslim...
Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls On Civilians To Flee
Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...
Iraq Presses Mosul Assault, Calls Civilians To Flee
Iraqi forces pressed forward on Monday with a broad offensive targeting Islamic State group-held areas in west Mosul...
Iraq Mosul Offensive: Civilians ‘in Grave Danger’
Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq's military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, the country's UN...