Battle For Mosul

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi troops launch second phase of attack after 2-week lull

IS captured Mosul in the summer of 2014 and the group's leader declared the establishment of its self-styled caliphate from the pulpit of a Mosul mosque.

Mosul: Iraq forces say barricades, presence of civilians hamper advance

Iraq's special forces struggled on Sunday to clear areas retaken from the Islamic State group along Mosul's eastern edge, where the extremists have built up fortifications and ramparts in residential neighborhoods.

Islamic State kills seven Iraq security personnel south of Mosul, claim officials

Islamic State group militants killed seven members of Iraq's security forces Friday during a raid south of the jihadist bastion Mosul which pro-government troops are battling to recapture, officials said.

Mosul battle: Vladimir Putin in talks with Turkish and Iraqi leaders, says Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with the leaders of Turkey and Iraq about battle for Mosul, where Iraqi forces are fighting to oust the Islamic State group, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.