'Tal Afar city is about to fall completely into the hands of our forces, only five percent remains' under IS control, said Iraqi army.
27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM
The government-sanctioned groups became known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, known as Hashed al-Shaabi in Arabic.
24 Jul 2017 5:54 PM
But before this can happen, the chaotic mess caused by the conflict that devastated Mosul must be cleared away.
19 Jul 2017 1:07 PM
The video also showed that the troops fired shots at motionless body which was earlier thrown by the troops.
14 Jul 2017 8:30 PM
Army choppers strafed the Old City and blasts sent plumes of smoke into the air, though it was unclear if they were bombs.
13 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
US Department of Defense said the Counterterrorism Service, which has spearheaded the fight in Mosul, had suffered 40 percent losses.
10 Jul 2017 2:14 PM
The battle has left large parts of Mosul in ruins, killed thousands of civilians and displaced nearly 1 million people.
09 Jul 2017 7:40 PM
The mosque's destruction came three days after government forces launched an assault on the Old City.
29 Jun 2017 5:36 PM
A second bomber managed to enter a shopping arcade and blew himself up among civilians, killing at least 2 and wounding 9, police said.
24 Jun 2017 2:01 PM
The camp southeast of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are deep into the eighth month of a massive operation against the ISIS terrorist group.
11 Jun 2017 12:19 PM
The soldier was able to find his way to the front in 24 hours after his arm was shot with shrapnel from the explosion.
30 May 2017 4:20 PM
Six Iraqi soldiers were killed and 4 injured after a bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into Iraqi forces in northwestern Mosul.
22 May 2017 4:21 PM
This is not the first time the ISIS has indulged in carrying out such executions in the name of Islam.
30 Mar 2017 4:40 PM
Each day, the hospital looks after around 100 patients, both civilians and security personnel, often the victims of gunshot wounds.
27 Mar 2017 10:37 AM
Many Iraqis from around Mosul are unable to return because the militants rigged homes with explosives as they withdrew.
16 Mar 2017 12:34 PM
After recapturing east Mosul, Iraqi forces last month set their sites on the west, where hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped.
12 Mar 2017 7:31 PM
The witnesses said it was not immediately clear if the attack was carried out by the US-led coalition or Iraqi forces.
14 Jan 2017 3:06 PM
Backed by airstrikes, Iraqi special forces, army troops and federal police launched a push on five neighborhoods early Thursday.
29 Dec 2016 1:16 PM
Militants from the Islamic State jihadist group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday.
11 Jun 2016 12:54 AM
An air raid carried out by the anti-Islamic State coalition has destroyed an ancient Syrian-Orthodox church in northern Iraq, the local Ankawa news website reported on Tuesday.
19 Jan 2016 11:07 PM