Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State Iraqi forces in final assault to take Hawija from Islamic State:- Iraqi forces launched a final assault on Wednesday to capture the town of Hawija, one of two pockets of territory in Iraq still under Islamic State control, the […]
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Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a doomed last stand in their former Iraqi stronghold. In fierce fighting, Iraqi army units […]
Iraqi forces advance on Mosul mosque where IS declared caliphate U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Wednesday began a push towards the mosque in Mosul where Islamic State declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago, military officials said. The forces had encircled the jihadist group’s stronghold in the Old City of Mosul, […]
Russia military says may have killed IS leader Baghdadi Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May. The air strike was launched after the Russian […]
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and medicine, the United Nations said, days into a new push by U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops to take the northern city. Up […]
Iraqi forces prepare new push, tactics in Mosul as civilians flee city Iraqi forces prepare new push, tactics in Mosul as civilians flee city:- Iraqi forces are preparing a fresh push against Islamic State using new tactics, but operations to drive the militants out of their last stronghold in the […]
