Forces Battling IS In Iraq’s Mosul Theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State ...
Tag: Battle of Mosul
Iraq PM Announces Launch of Operation On West Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake west Mosul from the Islamic ...
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 ...
West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of ...
UN ‘extremely Concerned’ Over Conditions In West Mosul
Living conditions in west Mosul, where jihadists are hunkering down among 750,000 Iraqi civilians, are deteriorating fast and a source ...
Iraq Forces Foil IS Attempt To Flee To Syria
Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 jihadist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar towards Syria, ...
UK Sees IS Being Ousted From Iraq Towns This Year
British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled from ...
Abadi Fends Off Calls By Iran Allies In Iraq To React To Trump Travel Ban
Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against President Donald ...
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Iraq's prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against President Donald ...
Iraqi PM Abadi Confirms Capture of East Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed on Tuesday that all of eastern Mosul has been captured from Islamic State, state ...
Iraqi Army Prepares Offensive On West of City
Iraqi troops have made swift advances through the city in recent days The Iraqi army says it is preparing military ...
Iraqi Army Retakes City’s East From Islamic State
The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Counter-terror chief Talib ...
Iraqi Forces ‘retake Mosul University’ From ISIL
Iraqi special forces have taken full control of a strategic university in eastern Mosul, according to senior commanders, the latest ...
28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market
The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a ...
28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market
At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State ...
Fresh Advance In East Mosul To Begin Within Days
Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U. S. battlefield commander ...
IS ‘loses 50,000 Fighters In Two Years’
IS has lost much territory since its gains in 2014 sent shockwaves around the world At least 50,000 militants from ...
Islamic State Strikes Back To Slow Iraqi Forces In Mosul
Islamic State fighters retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit back ...
Nearly 2,000 Iraqi Troops, 900 Civilians Killed In November
Nearly 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed across Iraq in November as they battled to force ISIS extremists from the country, ...
Iraq Militias ‘cut Off IS Access To City’
An Iraqi paramilitary force says it has seized a key road west of Mosul, effectively encircling the city controlled by ...