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Iraqi forces recapture historic Mosul mosque from ISIL

IraqiforcesonThursdaycapturedthecompoundofalandmarkmosqueinMosulthatwasblownuplastweekbyISIL–ahugelysymbolicsitefromwherethetopISILleaderdeclaredanIslamic“calip

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Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces repel IS counter-attack

Fightersofso-calledIslamicState(IS)havelaunchedcounter-attacksastheycomeundergrowingpressurefromIraqiforcesinMosul.ISdeployedlargenumbersofsuicidebombersindiffe

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Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul

IraqiforcesbattleddeepintothedevastatedhistoricalheartofMosulandclosedinfastonthelastpocketsofjihadistsSunday,eightmonthsintoanepicbattletoretakethecity.Threeye

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Mosul celebrates first Eid without ISIL since 2014

PeopleintheIraqicityofMosulcelebratedtheirfirstMuslimEidholidaywithoutISILinyearsonSundayafterthemilitantswereejectedfrommuchofthecity,andhopedthebattletorecapt

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Iraqi PM: ISIL 'will announce its full defeat' in no time

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the capture of Mosul from ISIL will be announced in a few days.

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Iraqi PM: ISIL 'will announce its full defeat' in no time

IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-AbadisaidthecaptureofMosulfromISILwillbeannouncedinafewdays.“Itissupposedthatonecherishestheplacethatshowsone'sstartingpoint.Theyblew

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Battle for Mosul: IS 'blows up' al-Nuri mosque

So-called Islamic State (IS) has blown up the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraqi forces say.

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French journalist killed in Mosul explosion: media

FrenchjournalistStephanVilleneuvehasbeenkilledafteramineexplodedinMosul,theheadofthenewsdepartmentatpublicbroadcasterFranceTelevisionssaidonTuesday.TwootherFren

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Iraqi forces push into Mosul Old City, warn IS 'surrender or die'

IraqiforcespusheddeeperintoMosul'sOldCityonMondayafterlaunchingafinalassaultontheIslamicStategroup,warningcivilianstostayinsideandtellingjihadiststo"surrenderor

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IS has 100,000 civilians as 'human shields' in Mosul's Old City: UN

The UN said Friday that Islamic State group jihadists may be holding more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians as human shields in the Old City of Mosul.

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Iraqi forces prepare for final push to take Mosul<br>

IraqisecurityforcesaretryingtocontainISILfighterswithinMosul'sOldCityaheadofamajoroffensive.GovernmentforceshadpreviouslyattemptedtoclearMosulbeforethestartofRa

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Mosul displaced: hundreds of Iraqis ill with food poisoning in camp

HundredsofpeoplehavefallenillfromsuspectedfoodpoisoningatacampfordisplacedpeopleneartheIraqicityofMosul,officialssay.Peopleweresaidtobevomitingandsufferingdehyd

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Iraqi forces urge civilians to leave homes in IS-held neighborhoods

IraqisecurityforcesbattlingIslamicState(IS)militantsonThursdaycalledontheresidentsofnineneighborhoodsinnorthandattheedgesoftheIS-heldoldcitycentertoleavetheirho

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In Iraq’s Mosul, many survivors face future as amputees

TheyoungIraqiwomanremembersthenightshelostherleg.WihadAhmedandherfamilyhadhunkereddownintheirhouseinwesternMosul,hopingtowaitoutthenearlyconstantshellingasfight

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Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists.

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Over 40,000 displaced from Mosul in a week as Iraqi forces near old city

More than 40,000 people have been displaced in the last week from the Iraqi city of Mosul, where U.S.-backed forces launched a fresh push towards the Islamic State-held old city center on Sunday and closed in on the main government complex.

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Total number of displaced people in Iraq's Mosul exceeds 200,000 mark

As of Sunday, a total of 206,520 individuals have been forced into displacement as a result of the ongoing Mosul operations which began on Oct.17, 2016, a tracking system developed by the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) showed.