Mosul offensive
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...