Iraqi forces fight door-to-door in Mosul as battles enters seventh month
Iraqi forces gained fresh ground in door-to-door fighting in the Old City of Mosul, a military spokesman said on…
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IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
IS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at…
Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties
Iraqi government forces paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants on…
Trump’s administration hosting first meeting of anti-ISIS coalition
Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic…
Iraq, Egypt target trade exchange of $2 billion in 2017: official
The Egyptian and Iraqi governments seek to increase the volume of joint trade exchange to around $2 billion at the…
Lebanon charges 18 with transferring $19mn to ISIS
A Lebanese military court on Friday charged 18 people, most of them Syrians, with transferring more than $19…
Iraq forces say near Mosul mosque where IS declared ‘caliphate’
Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the…
Iraq’s forces restore Mosul train station
Iraqi forces said Tuesday they recaptured Mosul train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the…
Iraqi forces retake over a third of west Mosul: commander
Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS) group since…
ISIS frees Iraq’s Mosul prisoners as grip on last major city slips
Islamic State (ISIS) has released dozens of prisoners held in jails in the districts of the northern Iraqi city of…
