Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State
US backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State`s hands.
Mar 01, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Iraqi security forces approaching main government complex in western Mosul: Officer
Iraqi security forces are getting close to the main government complex in western Mosul in their offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their last stronghold in the city, a military media officer said on Tuesday.
Feb 28, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
Iraqi forces, battling Islamic State, reach key Mosul bridge
Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in west Mosul reached the city's southernmost bridge today, a key step in efforts to defeat the jihadists in their stronghold, a spokesman said.
Feb 27, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge
Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul today, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important supply route linked to the recaptured east bank.
Feb 26, 2017, 20:32 PM IST
Kurds to offer seized territory to recapture Mosul from ISIS
In a renewed push for independence from Baghdad, Iraqi Kurdish leaders are likely to offer territory seized by their forces in a bid to recapture Mosul from ISIS terrorists.
Feb 26, 2017, 11:16 AM IST
Iraq forces break into west Mosul
Iraqi forces on Friday entered a west Mosul neighbourhood for the first time since the October launch of a massive offensive to retake the city from the Islamic State group.
Feb 24, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Iraq forces enter ISIS-held Mosul airport for first time
Iraqi forces on Thursday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014.
Feb 23, 2017, 23:41 PM IST
Iraq forces battle ISIS to close in on Mosul`s west bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on the Islamic State group`s stronghold in the city`s west bank.
Feb 21, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
Iraqi forces battle their way toward Mosul airport
Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the offensive as residents of western Mosul suffer food and fuel shortages and markets are closed.
Feb 20, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
US-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western part of the city of Mosul.
Feb 20, 2017, 00:03 AM IST
350,000 children trapped in west Mosul
Around 350,000 children are trapped in western Mosul, Save the Children warned today as Iraqi forces launched a fresh offensive on jihadists defending the strategic city.
Feb 19, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Suicide bombings kill five in east Mosul, say security sources
Five people were killed, including three Iraqi soldiers, in two suicide bombings on Sunday that hit districts recently retaken from Islamic State in eastern Mosul, security sources said.
Feb 19, 2017, 16:22 PM IST
Iraq forces launch operation to retake west Mosul: PM Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul`s west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.
Feb 19, 2017, 11:23 AM IST
'A for Apple, B for Bomb' - How Islamic State groomed child soldiers
New batches of children arrived at the Zuhur orphanage every few weeks from outside Mosul, including a few from neighbouring Syria.
Feb 17, 2017, 14:38 PM IST
ISIS priest calls Valentine’s Day a 'sin day', beheads red teddy bear
Albeit not so brutal like ISIS, yet there are countries or groups in various countries, which are against celebrating Valentine's Day.
Feb 14, 2017, 10:01 AM IST
Suicide bombings kill 10, wound 33 in Mosul, Baghdad
At least 10 people were killed and 33 wounded on Friday, in a series of suicide bombings that hit Baghdad and parts of Mosul recently recaptured from Islamic State, medical and security sources said.
Feb 11, 2017, 00:25 AM IST
Hundreds of families leave Iraq camps for Mosul return
Hundreds of families who fled Mosul last year left displacement camps Wednesday to head back to their homes, in the biggest wave yet of returns to the city, officials said.
Jan 25, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
Iraq forces retake last Mosul area east of Tigris: Army
Iraqi forces on Tuesday retook the last area of Mosul that was still under the control of the Islamic State group east of the Tigris River, the military said in a statement.
Jan 24, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
United Nation warns west Mosul civilians at 'extreme risk'
The estimated 750,000 people living in jihadist-controlled west Mosul are in grave danger, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, 100 days into a massive Iraqi operation to retake the city.
Jan 24, 2017, 14:11 PM IST
Most Islamic State commanders in Mosul already killed, Iraqi general says
Most Islamic State (IS) commanders in Mosul have been killed in battles with Iraqi government forces that raged over the past three months in the eastern side of the city, an Iraqi general said on Thursday.
Jan 19, 2017, 21:37 PM IST
