Kurdish forces retake town of Bashiqa near Mosul: Official
Iraqi Kurdish forces have retaken Bashiqa, one of the last towns east of Mosul to be held by the Islamic State group, a top security official said on Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Mosul battle: Iraqi forces enter city limits as 'true liberation' begins
Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as a top commander declared the "true liberation" of the city from the Islamic State group had begun.
Nov 01, 2016, 22:12 PM IST
Coalition defence chiefs meet in Paris as Iraqi forces inch towards Mosul
Iraqi forces were inching to within striking distance of eastern Mosul Tuesday as coalition defence chiefs gathered in Paris agreed to also take on the jihadist`s Syrian bastion of Raqa.
Oct 25, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
Wave of strikes as IS puts up tough defence of Mosul
Federal forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters gained ground in several areas, but the jihadists were hitting back with shelling, sniper fire, suicide car bombs.
Oct 24, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
131 killed in clashes between Islamic State, Iraqi forces
At least 131 persons, including 74 militants, were killed and 150 others injured in clashes in an Iraq's Kirkuk city, sources reported on Monday.
Oct 24, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
Iraqi forces advance near Mosul as IS attacks western town
The Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, said they "cordoned off" eight villages northeast of Mosul and are now less than 9 kms from its outskirts.
Oct 23, 2016, 21:56 PM IST
Iraq forces make gains against IS near Mosul
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told an international meeting in Paris that the four-day-old offensive was "advancing faster than expected".
Oct 20, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
Iraqi forces free nine villages from Islamic State in Mosul
Iraqi security forces on Monday recaptured nine villages from the Islamic State militant group as part of a major offensive aimed at liberating the city of Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in Iraq, security sources said.
Oct 17, 2016, 17:14 PM IST
Iraq forces launch battle to liberate Mosul from Islamic State
Iraqi forces have launched a campaign to retake Mosul, the self-declared capital of the Islamic State, the prime minister said today in what the US hailed as a "decisive moment" in the battle to crush the jihadist group.
Oct 17, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Some 1,500 Turkey-trained Iraqi forces taking part in Mosul operation: Sources
Around half of some 3,000 Iraqi forces trained by Turkey at the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq are taking part in the operation to drive Islamic State from the city of Mosul, Turkish military sources said on Monday.
Oct 17, 2016, 14:17 PM IST
Iraqi, Kurdish forces launch assault on ISIS stronghold
Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Monday that a military offensive has begun to seize back the Iraqi city of Mosul after two years of ISIS control.
Oct 17, 2016, 11:11 AM IST
Iraq forces gain ground from Islamic State in northern town
Iraqi forces are gaining ground in a northern town that they are fighting to retake from jihadists ahead of a push for the city of Mosul, commanders said on Thursday.
Sep 22, 2016, 15:57 PM IST
Iraqi forces retake key town south of Mosul
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hailed the victory as a key step in the fight against IS.
Aug 25, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Iraq says 260 IS vehicles destroyed in Fallujah flight
Airstrikes on Islamic State fighters destroyed more than 260 vehicles and killed at least 150 jihadists, said Iraqi officers.
Jun 30, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Iraqi forces 'retake Falluja city hall'
Falluja's capture would represent a significant blow to IS morale, recruitment and funding. Being a mere 50 km west of Baghdad, it might also relieve some pressure on the Iraqi capital as well.
Jun 17, 2016, 22:58 PM IST
Islamic State militants kill 18 civilians trying to flee Fallujah
Fighters from the Islamic State group killed at least 18 members of two families as they attempted to flee the besieged jihadist bastion of Fallujah, relatives said on Sunday.
Jun 12, 2016, 21:06 PM IST
Iraqi forces tighten grip on IS stronghold in Fallujah
The troops, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, carried out an operation in the early morning to recapture areas on the western side of Euphrates River, which flows on the edge of the western part of Fallujah, some 50 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua.
Jun 12, 2016, 06:41 AM IST
Iraqi forces free town near IS stronghold of Fallujah
The troops took control of the government building and raised the Iraqi flag while continuing to drive out IS militants from the town, a source said.
Jun 04, 2016, 18:45 PM IST
Iraqi forces prepare offensive on IS-held Falluja, urge residents to leave
Families who could not flee should raise white flags to mark their location in the city 50 km west of Baghdad, the army's media unit said in a statement.
May 22, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
Denmark steadfast partner in global efforts against ISIS: US
Denmark is a steadfast partner in global coalition efforts against ISIS and its contributions have been significant, the US has said, a day after Danish parliament approved the country's expanded role in the fight against the dreaded terror group.
Apr 21, 2016, 06:51 AM IST
