Mosul offensive
Iraqi PM Warns Islamic State Fighters
The Iraqi prime minister has warned so-called Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Mosul to lay down their weapons...
Iraqi Troops Storm Town Southeast of Mosul
Mosul is home to more than a million civilians. Iraq's federal police forces and Iraqi army troops attacked the town of...
Women, Children Flood Mosul As ISIS Loses Ground
The civilians from southern villages appear to have been forced into the city by ISIS, and witnesses said they looked...
Shi’ite Militias Launch Offensive To Seal Off Western Mosul
Iraqi Shi'ite militias said on Saturday they had launched an offensive towards the west of Mosul, an operation that...
ISIS ‘executes’ 232 Near Mosul and Takes ‘thousands As Human Shields’
ISIS has "executed" 232 people near Mosul and taken tens of thousands of people to use as human shields against...
Ferocity of Kirkuk Attack Points To Tough Fight For Mosul
Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an...
Turkish and Kurdish Forces Launch Attacks On IS
Footage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh Kurdish forces...
US Defence Chief Carter In Surprise Iraq Visit To Assess Battle For Mosul
the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived...
Militants Fight Back In Western Iraqi Town
Many have fled the area round Mosul as government and Kurdish forces close in. Forces of so-called Islamic State have...
Turkey Insists Its Forces ‘cannot Remain Idle’
Turkey has insisted that its forces cannot remain idle during the fight to drive so-called Islamic State militants from...
IS Militants Attack Iraqi City of Kirkuk As Mosul Offensive Continues
Fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have attacked government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk,...
‘Thousands Flee’ Mosul Ahead of Battle
Thousands of people have fled the Mosul area and more are expected as Iraqi troops move on the city to liberate it from...
900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting
Some 900 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul and crossed the border into Syria, the UN refugee agency says. This...
Recapturing City ‘will Take 2 Months’
The fight in Mosul is projected to last 60 days The battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS could take two months, a...
Operation To Retake Mosul From ISIS Begins In Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul...
ISIS In Hot Water As Battle For Mosul Begins
ISIS in hot water as battle for Mosul begins The offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS control has begun, Iraqi Prime...
Warning Leaflets Dropped On ISIS Stronghold
The Iraqi Air Force dropped thousands of leaflets over Mosul on Saturday night to warn residents of a looming offensive...
ISIS Is Facing A ‘state of Collapse’ In Its Largest City
ISIS is facing a ‘state of collapse’ in its largest city Military vehicles of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces are seen...
ISIS Captures Up to 3,000 People Fleeing Violence in Iraq, UN Says
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern...