Iraq Forces Retake Hospital Near Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating Islamic State group holdouts in ...
Tag: Battle of Mosul
‘Alarming’ Number of Threats Over Suspected IS-Links In Iraq’s…
The UN voiced alarm Friday at rising threats against civilians in Mosul suspected of ties to the Islamic State group ...
Mosul Victory In ‘days’ As Pressure On IS Mounts
Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said ...
Mosul Victory Announcement In ‘next Few Days’
Iraq will declare victory in the eight-month battle to retake second city Mosul from jihadists in the "next few days," ...
Iraq Sees End To ‘caliphate’ As Mosul Mosque Recaptured
Iraq declared the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's iconic Nuri mosque Thursday, ...
Iraq Military Says It Has Retaken Iconic Mosul Mosque
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr ...
Iraqi Rescuers In Perilous Search For Mosul Missing
With snipers lurking on rooftops and bombs hidden in the rubble, rescue workers are risking their lives in a desperate ...
Iraq Forces Comb West Mosul After IS Counter-Attacks
Iraqi forces launched a house-to-house search operation Monday in parts of west Mosul after a surprise attack by Islamic State ...
Iraq Forces Combing West Mosul After Surprise IS Attack
Iraqi forces on Monday were searching neighbourhoods of west Mosul they retook weeks ago after a surprise jihadist attack on ...
Iraq Forces Repel IS Counter-Attack
Fighters of so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched counter-attacks as they come under growing pressure from Iraqi forces in Mosul. ...
The Stench of Death Rises Over Mosul’s Old City
Devastated buildings, piles of rubble and putrid corpses of jihadists: apocalyptic scenes unfold in the Old City of Mosul where ...
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 ...
Journalist With French TV Dies of Wounds From Mosul Blast
Journalist Veronique Robert, wounded in the same landmine blast that killed two colleagues in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier ...
Bomber Sows Death Among Civilians Fleeing Mosul
A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday among civilians fleeing the Old City of Mosul, where increasingly desperate jihadists are ...
IS Destroys Iconic Mosul Minaret As Iraqi Forces Advance
Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate jihadists blew ...
Deep In Mosul, US Forces Support Iraq’s Fight
In a once-plush house in west Mosul, a handful of US soldiers watch on as an Iraqi commander barks orders ...
IS Blows Up Mosul Mosque Where Baghdadi Announced ‘caliphate’
Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared ...
A Deadly City In A Dangerous Country
The death of two journalists in Mosul has highlighted once more the particular dangers of covering the battle to recapture ...
Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the Islamic ...
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 civilians as they ...