Mosul
Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
Middle East
March 24, 2016
Iraq says it has launched offensive to recapture IS-held Mosul
The Iraqi military backed by US-led coalition aircraft on Thursday launched a long-awaited operation to recapture the northern city of…
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
Middle East
March 18, 2016
American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had traveled from…
US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul
Middle East
February 2, 2016
US weighs options to speed Iraq’s fight to retake Mosul
The United States is willing to deploy Apache attack helicopters and advisers to help Iraq retake the city of Mosul…
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
Middle East
January 16, 2016
Offensive against Islamic State in Mosul unlikely in 2016: Iraqi Kurdish deputy PM
A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from Islamic State is unlikely to happen this year,…
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank
Middle East
January 12, 2016
ISIS video shows destruction from US airstrike on Mosul bank
Islamic State published a video on Monday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in its…
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Middle East
January 8, 2016
Raids on Islamic State clear the way to Mosul, Iraqi official says
Special-forces raids on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq are under way before a planned offensive to retake Mosul,…
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
Middle East
November 9, 2015
UN prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the…
IS beheads four victims over homosexuality in Mosul
Egypt
March 9, 2015
IS beheads four victims over homosexuality in Mosul
The terrorist group Islamic State beheaded on Monday four suspects in the Iraqi city of Mosul for allegedly being homosexuals, according…
IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq
Egypt
February 17, 2015
IS reportedly chops hands of 3 women, flogs 5 men in Iraq
The Islamic State (IS) has reportedly chopped the hands of three women over unknown charges and flogged five men for…
UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds
World
February 12, 2015
UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds
The UN Security Council is set on Thursday to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off millions of dollars in…