Mosul offensive

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Down To the River For Youths From Iraq’s Embattled Mosul

With bare tree branches as diving boards, they take off and plunge into Iraq's Khazir River, a rare moment of respite...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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484 Civilians Killed In US-Led Fight Against IS

Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Iraqi Troops Push For Last ISIL Holdouts In Mosul

Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of Mosul, closing in on the remaining pockets of territory held by...

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Iraq Forces Launch Broad Attack On IS Holdouts In Mosul

Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of battleground second city Mosul still held by the Islamic State...

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UN Braces For Up To 200,000 Iraqis To Flee Mosul

As many as 200,000 Iraqis may try in the coming days to flee areas of Mosul under the control of the Islamic State...

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US Air Strike On IS Killed 105 Civilians In Iraq’s Mosul

This photo taken on 26 March shows houses destroyed in the area The United States has admitted that at least 105 Iraqi...

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UN Says Struggling To Cope With Mosul Exodus

The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies...

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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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Iraq Forces Launch New Push On IS In West Mosul

Iraqi forces thrust into west Mosul from the north on Thursday, opening a new front in the more than six-month-old...

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In Iraq’s Mosul, Mobile Clinics Deliver Precious Medical Care

Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in...

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Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas

The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a...