Iraqi city

Iraqi forces say started storming Islamic State-held Mosul Old City

Iraqi forces started storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday.

Jun 18, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

UN Secretary General calls for more aid as people flee Mosul

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on world powers to increase aid to help people fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul which government forces have been battling to retake from Islamic State.

Mar 31, 2017, 20:13 PM 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

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

Islamic State 'weakening' inside Iraqi city of Mosul: Pentagon

Islamic State fighters inside the jihadist group's Iraqi stronghold of Mosul are "weakening".

Aug 04, 2016, 05:21 AM IST