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ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead

ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...

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Mosul Victory Imminent, US Says, As Iraqi Forces Celebrate

Iraq will announce imminently a final victory in the nearly nine-month offensive to retake Mosul, a US general said...

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IS On ‘last Legs’ In Mosul

The Islamic State group is on the verge of defeat in its former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, where the jihadists will be...

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Iraq Forces Push Deep Into Devastated Old Mosul

Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of...

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Two Thirds of Mosul Old City Retaken From IS

Iraqi forces have retaken two thirds of old Mosul, a week after launching an offensive against the Islamic State...

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Iraqi Forces Advance In Mosul Old City, Rescue Civilians

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they were fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State group and rescuing escaping...

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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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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...

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Volunteers Search Rubble To Save Mosul University

Leaning on his crutch, Nizar picks through the rubble where the main building of Mosul University used to be, looking...

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The Battle For Mosul

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and...

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Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and...

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Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan

The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate...

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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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Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul

Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces...

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In ‘liberated’ Mosul, Residents Say Danger Remains

The Iraqi forces that retook east Mosul from jihadists last month have moved on to their next battle, leaving a...