Over 80,000 Iraqis displaced in west Mosul fighting: IOM
More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2017, 20:52 PM IST
Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: Commander
Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an assault on the area last month.
Mar 12, 2017, 14:40 PM IST
Iraqi special forces battle to end Islamic State's grip in west Mosul
Iraqi special forces battling the Islamic State group have pushed deeper into west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist resistance is weakening under repeated assaults.
Mar 12, 2017, 12:46 PM IST
Iraqi security forces push deeper in Mosul
Iraqi security forces on Saturday pushed further toward the old city centre of the western side of Mosul amid fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) terrorists, the Iraqi military said.
Mar 12, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Islamic State mortars, snipers take 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 stretcher, a drip in his arm and bandage plastered over his chest from where shrapnel from a mortar shell had pierced his sternum.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
Syrian forces a 'few weeks' away from Raqqa, US Marines deployed to assist
US backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in a few weeks, as a US Marines artillery unit deployed to help the campaign.
Mar 09, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
Iraq aims to drive Islamic State from west Mosul within a month
Iraqi forces aim to dislodge Islamic State militants from west Mosul within a month, despite gruelling urban combat in densely populated terrain, the head of the elite Counter Terrorism Service told Reuters on Thursday.
Mar 09, 2017, 21:26 PM IST
IS leader al-Baghdadi has fled Mosul, reports US official
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has fled Mosul and has apparently delegated tactical control of the battle for the city to local commanders, a US defense official said Wednesday.
Mar 09, 2017, 09:35 AM IST
Iraq forces hunt for bombs, jihadist holdouts in Mosul
Iraqi forces worked to clear bombs and flush out any remaining jihadists in recaptured areas of west Mosul today to set the stage for an offensive against the Old City.
Mar 08, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Iraq says forces retake government headquarters, bridgehead in Mosul
Iraq announced today that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead from the Islamic State group in west Mosul.
Mar 07, 2017, 13:40 PM IST
Iraq says forces retake government HQ, bridgehead in Mosul
Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead from jihadists in west Mosul.
Mar 07, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
Anti-Islamic State assaults gain ground in Iraq and Syria
Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul and fighters in neighbouring Syria seized a key supply route to Raqa Monday, as twin US-backed offensives gained ground against the Islamic State group.
Mar 07, 2017, 11:07 AM IST
United States-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in: Spokesman
US-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul`s al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old city center from the south, a military media officer told Reuters.
Mar 06, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
United Nations: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime
The United Nations is warning that the alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a serious violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.
Mar 04, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
Suspected chemical attack in Iraq's Mosul: Red Cross
Twelve residents of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul were treated for injuries from a suspected chemical attack this week.
Mar 04, 2017, 11:17 AM IST
15,000 children flee Iraq's Mosul: United Nations
Some 15,000 children have fled Iraq`s Mosul city over the previous week where fighting between the security forces and the Islamic State (IS) terror group is intensifying, the UN Children`s Fund (Unicef) announced.
Mar 04, 2017, 10:49 AM IST
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges defeat in Iraq, tells militants to either flee or detonate themselves
Iraqi forces have tightened the noose around the ISIS' last remaining territory in Mosul.
Mar 02, 2017, 09:03 AM IST
26,000 Iraqis fled west Mosul in 10 days: Minister
Twenty-six thousand Iraqis fled west Mosul in the 10 days since security forces launched a major push to retake it from jihadists, the minister of displacement and migration said Wednesday.
Mar 01, 2017, 18:50 PM IST
26,000 Iraqis flee west Mosul fighting in 10 days
Twenty-six thousand people have fled in the 10 days since Iraqi forces launched a push to retake west Mosul, where jihadists were putting up "fierce" resistance on Wednesday.
Mar 01, 2017, 18:12 PM IST
Iraq forces meet 'fierce' resistance in southwest Mosul: Commander
Iraqi special forces are facing "fierce" resistance as they battle the Islamic State group in southwest Mosul.
Mar 01, 2017, 16:56 PM IST
