Mosul

Peace more powerful than war: Pope Francis in Iraq

Francis, on a historic first visit by a pope to Iraq, visited Mosul to encourage the healing of sectarian wounds and to pray for the dead of any religion.

Mar 07, 2021, 21:20 PM IST

Gunmen kill five members of a family near Iraq's Mosul

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Islamic State militants are active in the area. 

May 10, 2019, 00:05 AM IST

More than 300 sentenced to death in Iraq for Islamic State links

Since January, at least 97 foreign nationals have been condemned to death and 185 to life in prison, according to an Iraqi judicial source.

Apr 18, 2018, 17:26 PM IST

Government job is not like distribution of biscuits: VK Singh on Indians killed in Iraq

A special aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq arrived at the Amritsar International Airport on Monday.

Apr 02, 2018, 18:36 PM IST

Mortal remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq arrives in India by special aircraft; relatives distraught

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh had left for Iraq on Sunday to bring back the mortal remains of the Indians. 

Apr 02, 2018, 15:56 PM IST

VK Singh leaves for Iraq on Sunday to get mortal remains of Indians killed by ISIS

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Sunday morning confirmed that he is leaving for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of 39 Indians who were killed by terrorist group ISIS in Mosul. The former Army chief said that the families of the deceased have been informed about how the mortal remains would be handed over to them.

Apr 01, 2018, 09:13 AM IST

VK Singh blasts Congress for playing politics over 39 Indians murdered in Iraq

MoS VK Singh has slammed Congress and other opposition parties for doing politics on Indians murdered in Iraq. 

Mar 30, 2018, 20:48 PM IST

VK Singh to go to Iraq to bring mortal remains of 39 Indians on April 1

Sushma Swaraj had hailed the role of VK Singh in ascertaining the identity of the Indians who got killed in Iraq.

Mar 30, 2018, 10:14 AM IST

Families of men killed in Iraq threaten to protest if demands not met

Several family members of the 39 killed in Mosul by Islamic State have said that they have not been contacted by the Indian government.

Mar 23, 2018, 23:20 PM IST

Congress moves privilege motion against Sushma Swaraj for 'misleading' Parliament over death of 39 Indians in Iraq

According to the motion, Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh (retd), "deliberately misled" the families of the 39 Indians killed in Mosul, on the floor of Parliament and outside.

Mar 23, 2018, 15:50 PM IST

Congress to push privilege notice against Sushma Swaraj for 'misleading' nation on Indians killed in Iraq

The Congress has accused EAM Swaraj of misleading the nation over Indians killed in Iraq.

Mar 22, 2018, 13:55 PM IST

Caught lying on Iraq, govt inventing story on data theft, tweets Rahul Gandhi

Rahul alleged that media networks bit the “bait”, making issue of death of 39 Indians in Iraq “vanish from radar”.

Mar 22, 2018, 10:52 AM IST

27 from Punjab, 6 from Bihar: Full list of 39 Indians killed in Iraq by ISIS

For verification of bodies, the DNA samples of their relatives were sent to Baghdad and four state governments - Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar - were involved in the process.

Mar 21, 2018, 10:50 AM IST

Distraught families of 39 Indians killed in Iraq demand DNA reports from government

Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday told Parliament that all 39 Indians, abducted by the ISIS in Iraq nearly three years back, were killed and their bodies were recovered. 

Mar 21, 2018, 10:16 AM IST

39 missing Indians in Iraq dead: 20 revelations made by Sushma Swaraj

EAM Swaraj said that the bodies of missing Indians were exhumed from a mass grave in Badush and their identities confirmed by DNA tests.

Mar 20, 2018, 14:15 PM IST

Govt told us for 4 years that they are alive, says relative of Indian killed in Iraq

Ending all speculations about the fate of the 39 Indians who went missing in Iraq's Mosul since 2014, Swaraj declared them dead.

Mar 20, 2018, 13:34 PM IST

39 Indians missing in Iraq's Mosul since 2014 are dead: Sushma Swaraj

EAM Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday declared that 39 Indians, who were missing in Iraq's Mosul since 2014, are dead.

Mar 20, 2018, 11:18 AM IST

In Mosul, hundreds fear arrest for sharing names with jihadists

Since jihadists were pushed out of Mosul, Mohammed has not left his home. Although he never joined the Islamic State (IS) group, he shares a name with one of its fighters and fears arrests.

Mar 03, 2018, 11:21 AM IST

Pope pleads for migrants at Christmas mass

 Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass Sunday urged the world`s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who are "driven from their land" because of leaders willing to shed "innocent blood".

Dec 25, 2017, 07:57 AM IST