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Iraqi army troops stormed into a Christian region that has been under Islamic State control since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants' last major city stronghold in Iraq, Reuters reported. …
Daesh fighters have set sulphur stockpiles on fire, killing civilians with toxic gas and forcing Iraqi and American troops to wear masks as the group attempts to slow the advance on Mosul, The Independent reports. The region …
A senior official from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has welcomed news that residents of Mosul have risen against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, saying the Iraqi city is likely to witness a “person by person” fight, PressTV …
Iraqi forces have pushed into a town near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul after a wave of militant attacks in and around the northern city of Kirkuk set off more than 24 hours of heavy clashes, with ongoing skirmishes in some …
SIS executed 284 men and boys as coalition forces closed in on Mosul, an Iraqi intelligence source told CNN. Those killed Thursday and Friday had been rounded up near and in the city for use as human shields against attacks that …
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Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik confirmed the country’s air force will join the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIL. "We have come to an agreement with coalition forces that our air force will …
Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, exchanged views on the Syrian settlement and discussed the operation to liberate Iraq’s Mosul, the Kremlin press service said on …
Members of the the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) took control of two villages north of the Iraqi city of Mosul, the NPU commander said. "We will continue the offensive, we plan to regain all the Assyrian villages …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is preparing to participate in the ongoing Mosul operation against ISIL in Iraq on the ground. "It is impossible for us to stay out of it because there lies …
Turkey's air force has been involved in coalition air strikes on the Iraqi city of Mosul, part of the US-backed operation to flush out ISIL, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. “Our Air Forces …
Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule", the Pentagon says, as they begin the second day of the battle to retake Mosul from ISIL fighters. "Early indications are that Iraqi forces have met their objectives so far, and that …
Turkish Airlines canceled its flights to Arbil and Baghdad on October 17 due to the US-led military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Doğan News Agency reports. The flagship carrier’s …
A 30,000-strong Iraqi and Kurdish force has launched its offensive against an estimated 3,000 to 4,500 ISIS militants in Mosul, Rudaw reports. The offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIL control has begun, Iraqi Prime Minister …
The offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS control has begun, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said early Monday. "I am announcing today the beginning of these heroic operations to liberate you from the …
The operation to liberate Daesh-held Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, has begun. The Iraqi army, the Kurdish peshmerga, Shia-led militia groups and the Turkish-trained Nineveh Guard will participate in its …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not handle the Mosul offensive alone, and pointed out that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp is an insurance against attacks on Turkey. …
US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that the country is against the merging of areas known as Kurdish cantons in northern Syria, which are controlled by PKK's Syrian offshoot YPG. Speaking in an …
