Iraqi forces capture crossing on Syria border from IS: Military statement
The Iraqi army and Sunni tribal fighters have dislodged Islamic State from the al-Waleed border crossing into Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Saturday.
Jun 17, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad
Iraqi special forces and police fought Islamic State militants to edge closer to the al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control around the landmark site and in Baghdad a suicide truck bomb killed at least 17 people.
Mar 30, 2017, 11:00 AM IST
US military says difficult to avoid Mosul casualties, probes blast
A senior U.S. general said on Wednesday it will be difficult to maintain "extraordinarily high standards" to avoid civilian casualties in Mosul, even as the U.S. military begins a formal investigation into an explosion in the Iraqi city that is believed to have killed scores of civilians.
Mar 30, 2017, 00:08 AM IST
