Mosul
IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge
Middle East
March 15, 2017
IS Mosul commander killed, government forces battle for bridge
Iraqi government forces killed the Islamic State commander of Mosul's Old City on Tuesday as the battle for the militants'…
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
Middle East
March 14, 2017
Iraq forces face tough resistance in advance on Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State faced tough resistance from snipers and mortar rounds on Monday as they tried to advance…
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Middle East
March 12, 2017
Islamic State frees Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Islamic State has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul…
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
Middle East
March 10, 2017
IS snipers, mortars take their toll on Iraqi forces in Mosul
At a field clinic near the front line in Mosul, an Iraqi Federal Police officer lay in discomfort on a…
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
Art news
March 9, 2017
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls and a…
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
Middle East
March 9, 2017
IS leader Baghdadi flees Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the…
Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Iraq forces take Mosul’s main government complex, museum building
Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major…
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised US travel ban on Monday, saying the move would strengthen its alliance with…
Mosul train tunnel reveals assault course for elite IS fighters
Middle East
March 6, 2017
Mosul train tunnel reveals assault course for elite IS fighters
The mouth of the tunnel is hardly visible on a muddy hillside overlooking Mosul, where fighting now rages between Iraqi…
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
Middle East
March 6, 2017
US-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul: spokesperson
US-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the…