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 said ...
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Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul
Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the Islamic State ...
Iraqi Forces Seize Ancient Site of Hatra From IS
Iraqi pro-government forces said Wednesday they had seized the UNESCO-listed ancient site of Hatra from the Islamic State group, the ...
IS Terrorises Mosul Civilians As Iraq Forces Advance
Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul Tuesday, closing in on the Old City where jihadists executed civilians in a desperate ...
Iraq Forces In Push To Retake UNESCO-Listed Hatra
Iraqi forces on Tuesday launched a fresh push southwest of Mosul to retake the Hatra area, which includes a UN-listed ...
Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for ...
IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk
Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the ...
IS Hopes To Hold Onto Shreds of ‘caliphate’
The Islamic State group has lost most of the land it once held in Iraq and Syria but hopes to ...
To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help
Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group ...
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 offensive to ...
The Battle For Mosul
Iraqi forces on Sunday advanced on the west bank of Mosul from the south, retaking five villages and marking a ...
US-Led Coalition Praises ‘militias’ Fighting In Iraq
The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias involved ...
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 ...
Turkey Presents US Options For Raqa Operation
Turkey has presented two plans to the US detailing how a joint operation could retake the IS de-facto capital of ...
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, ...
Hundreds of Bodies Discovered In Mass Graves Near City
Iraqi security forces have discovered two mass graves near the city of Mosul containing around 250 bodies, police said Thursday. ...
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 would ...