Iraq presses Mosul assault, calls on civilians to flee
More than seven months into the massive operation to recapture Mosul from IS, Iraqi forces have retaken the city's east and large parts of its western side, but the jihadists are still putting up tough resistance.
May 29, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
IS snipers, suicide bombers slow advance in Mosul, say officials
IS militants have deployed snipers, suicide car bombers and suicide attackers on foot, the officers said.
May 28, 2017, 18:42 PM IST
Anti-IS coalition meets in Denmark to assess campaign
Key members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria meet in Copenhagen today to assess the campaign's next steps as the jihadists' "caliphate" collapses.
May 09, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
IS leader Baghdadi 'flees Mosul' as Iraqi forces advance
With Iraqi troops making steady progress in their assault to retake Mosul from the jihadists, a US defence official said Baghdadi had fled to avoid being trapped inside.
Mar 09, 2017, 19:26 PM IST
Iraq forces in fierce Mosul fighting with jihadists
Elite forces gained new ground in east Mosul, looking for fresh momentum as stiffer-than-expected IS resistance threatened to bog down the five-week-old offensive against the jihadists' last major stronghold in Iraq.
Nov 24, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
