Mosul
US-backed forces breach Syrian IS stronghold Raqqa
Middle East
July 4, 2017
US-backed forces breach Syrian IS stronghold Raqqa
US-backed forces in Syria have entered the most heavily fortified area of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic…
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
Middle East
July 3, 2017
Suicide bomber dressed as woman kills 14 in Iraq
An Iraqi provincial official says a suicide bomber, disguised in a woman’s all-covering robe, struck inside a camp for displaced…
Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’
Middle East
June 22, 2017
Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared ‘caliphate’
Islamic State militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret, Iraq’s military…
Mass food poisoning hits displaced Iraqis outside Mosul
Middle East
June 14, 2017
Mass food poisoning hits displaced Iraqis outside Mosul
At least two people have died with hundreds more requiring urgent treatment at a camp for internally displaced people outside…
Iraq paramilitaries make fresh progress west of Mosul
Middle East
June 10, 2017
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…
Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul
Middle East
June 1, 2017
Dozens of fleeing civilians killed, wounded by Islamic State mortar fire in Mosul
At least seven civilians were killed and 23 wounded by Islamic State mortar shells as they tried to flee Mosul’s…
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Middle East
May 30, 2017
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and…
US probe finds more than 100 civilians killed in Mosul air strike
Middle East
May 26, 2017
US probe finds more than 100 civilians killed in Mosul air strike
A Pentagon investigation has concluded that at least 105 civilians died in an anti-IS strike in the Iraqi city of…
New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault
Middle East
May 23, 2017
New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault
Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Wednesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul…
UN says 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as fighting intensifies
Middle East
May 18, 2017
UN says 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as fighting intensifies
The United Nations said on Thursday up to 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push into the…