Mosul offensive

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Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul

An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...

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Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul

Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an...

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Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening

Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...

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IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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US Troops Train Iraqi Forces In Key Bridging Skills

Iraqi soldiers manoeuvre sections of floating bridge on a muddy, man-made lake as American trainers instruct them in...

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Iraq Forces Advance In Renewed Mosul Push

Iraqi security forces advanced Monday towards a compound of jihadist-held government buildings and a bridgehead, on the...

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Family In Tears As They Flee ISIS-Held Street In Mosul

A mother-of-two sobs as she carries her young son down a street in war-torn Mosul following heavy clashes today between...

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Iraq Forces Attack Four Jihadist-Held Areas In West Mosul

Iraqi security forces attacked four jihadist-held neighbourhoods in west Mosul on Sunday, including one that houses...

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Iraq Minister Criticises UN Efforts For Mosul Displaced

An Iraqi minister on Saturday sharply criticised UN efforts to aid civilians fleeing fighting in west Mosul, even as...

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Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...

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26,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul In 10 Days

Twenty-six thousand Iraqis fled west Mosul in the 10 days since security forces launched a major push to retake it from...

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Civilians Flee Mosul Fighting As Iraq Forces Battle IS

Several hundred civilians fled through the desert on Tuesday to escape fighting against jihadists in the Mosul area,...

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Iraq Forces Reach Key Mosul Bridge

Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge Monday, a key step...

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Iraqi Kurdish TV Reporter Killed In Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed by the explosion of a roadside bomb Saturday...

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IS Forcing Children, Disabled Into Suicide Cars

Islamic State jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at...

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US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight

US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...

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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...