Iraq forces move on two airports in month-old Mosul battle
Iraqi forces piled pressure on the Islamic State group around Mosul today, moving closer to cutting off the jihadists' escape route west to Syria and thrusting deeper into the east of the city.
Nov 17, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul: HRW
The residents said they believed up to 200 people were killed in the weeks before Islamic State withdrew from the town.
Nov 17, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
About to reach airbase west of Mosul: Iraqi Shiite group
An Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group said on Wednesday it is about to storm the Tal Afar airbase, west of Mosul, as part of the military campaign to retake the last major city under control of Islamic State in Iraq.
Nov 16, 2016, 17:38 PM IST
Rare suicide attack in south of Baghdad kills 8, say Iraqi officials
A rare suicide attack in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded at least six on Monday, Iraqi officials said.
Nov 14, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Iraq military says recaptures Nimrud, home to ancient site
Iraqi forces seeking to drive IS from second city Mosul also retook another village southeast of the site of Nimrud.
Nov 13, 2016, 17:22 PM IST
IS using thousands of women as sex slaves in Mosul
Thousands of women from the Yazidi minority are being held by the Islamic State jihadist group in the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul, local news site Ara News reported, citing a prominent human rights activist.
Nov 13, 2016, 05:53 AM IST
`Intense` fighting in Mosul as civilians flee
More than 49,000 people have been displaced since the Mosul operation began, the International Organisation for Migration said on Saturday.
Nov 12, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Iraqi forces engaged in 'intense' fighting with jihadists in east Mosul: Officer
Elite Iraqi forces were engaged in "intense" fighting with jihadists in eastern Mosul on Saturday as they tried to fortify positions before advancing further into the city, an officer said.
Nov 12, 2016, 14:36 PM IST
Elite Iraqi troops battle IS on Mosul streets
Elite Iraqi troops battled the Islamic State group in the streets of Mosul on Friday as US-backed forces in Syria pressed an advance on jihadist bastion Raqa after a sandstorm eased.
Nov 11, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
Iraq forces accused of killing, torturing civilians south of Mosul
Iraqi government forces killed and tortured civilians south of Mosul, rights groups said on Thursday, in the first such reports of alleged abuse in a US-backed campaign to retake the city from Islamic State.
Nov 11, 2016, 00:05 AM IST
Iraqi forces executed six in Mosul offensive: Amnesty
Iraqi forces executed up to six residents of villages south of Mosul as they launched operations to recapture the Islamic State group-held city last month, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Nov 10, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
42,000 displaced since start of Mosul assault, says International Organization for Migration
Nearly 42,000 people have fled their homes since last month's start of the operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State group, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
Thousands of civilians forced to join IS retreat in Iraq: UN
Islamic State fighters forced thousands of civilians to retreat with them from Hamam al-Alil as Iraqi police were recapturing the town, and moved them towards Mosul airport, the UN said Tuesday.
Nov 09, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
ISIS abducts over 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: UN
Islamic State fighters have abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near Mosul and forced 1,500 families to retreat with them from the town of Hammam al Alil towards Mosul airport, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian ISIS 'capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives progressed against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
Nov 08, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
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
US-backed forces push closer to IS 'capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa and Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives advanced today against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
Nov 07, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
Islamic State militants set off car bombs in new Syria battle
Islamic State militants have set off five car bombs targeting U.S.-backed Syrian armed groups attacking Raqqa, a Kurdish source said on Monday, saying the fight to drive IS from its stronghold city would "not be easy".
Nov 07, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
Iraq forces retake key town from Islamic State group
Iraqi forces retook a key town from the Islamic State group Monday, a crucial objective on the southern front of the offensive to wrest back the city of Mosul.
Nov 07, 2016, 17:04 PM IST
Iraqi Kurdish forces advance on ISIS-held town east of Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with IS militants early today as they advanced from two directions on a town held by the Islamic State group east of the city of Mosul.
Nov 07, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
