Mosul offensive

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Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields

Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...

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US Admits Mosul Air Raids Where Civilians Were Killed

Coalition says it struck area in west Mosul where officials say scores of civilians were killed by aerial bombardment....

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Coalition Says It Hit Mosul Site Where Civilians Reportedly Killed

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Saturday that it struck a location in west Mosul where...

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Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’

Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...

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Mosul Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Civilians

Air strikes carried out in recent days have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling...

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Dozens of Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strikes

Smoke rises from a neighbourhood in west Mosul, during an offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic...

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Over 200,000 Displaced By West Mosul Battle

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was...

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Mosul Residents Flee Ahead of Air Strikes

Thousands of people are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul, held by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in fear of...

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UN Fears 200 Died In Coalition Airstrike On Mosul

The United Nations has raised grave concerns about reports of high civilian casualties in the Iraqi city of Mosul. A...

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400,000 ‘trapped’ In West Mosul’s Old City

About 600,000 people remain in the areas of west Mosul held by the Islamic State group, including 400,000 who are...

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‘Matter of Time’ Before IS Leader Baghdadi Killed

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is...

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Iraq Forces Gain Ground, Deploy Snipers In Mosul

Iraqi forces gained ground from the Islamic State group in Mosul and have deployed snipers in the Old City to target...

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Iraq Premier Visits US As Forces Press Anti-IS Assault Lutte…

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi left for Washington on Sunday to meet President Donald Trump as his forces press...

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Fierce Fighting On Outskirts of Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces backed by helicopter strikes engaged in heavy fighting with jihadists on the outskirts of the Old City on...

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Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the...

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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"...