Iraqi Forces

Dozens of Islamic State militants killed in air raid along Syria border, say Iraqi forces

Iraqi forces have said dozens of Islamic State militants were killed in an air raid conducted by the Iraqi Air Force in the Anbar province.

Battle of Mosul forced over one million Iraqis to flee homes, says UN agency

The battle to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State has forced more than a million Iraqis to flee, of which only 2,20,000 have been able to return home

Receding Islamic State sends women suicide bombers in Mosul; 15 die in multiple blasts

The Islamic State (IS) group is striking back as Iraqi forces are on the cusp of full victory in Mosul, sending women suicide bombers to target soldiers as the battle for the country's second-largest city nears its end.

Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared caliphate

The Nuri mosque was blown up in Mosul by the Islamic State group last week.

Islamic State fighters launch counterattacks in west Iraq's Mosul neighbourhood

Iraq's Ministry of Defence says Islamic State fighters have launched a string of counterattacks in a western Mosul neighbourhood that was previously declared free of Islamic State.

Iraqi forces seize two-thirds of Mosul's Old City, police says victory not far

Iraqi forces have captured two-thirds of the Old City of Mosul, which was the main stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq, the commander of the federal police said on Sunday.

Iraqi forces likely to liberate whole Mosul from Islamic State by June 10: Reports

Iraqi security forces hope to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State by June 10 — which marks the third year of the Islamic State (IS) rule in the country's second-largest city — and end the group's control, media reported on Tuesday.

United Nations warns 2,00,000 Iraqi citizens at risk as forces start final assault on Islamic State held Mosul

Iraqi forces pressed forward with an offensive against jihadist-held areas of Mosul as the United Nations warned of grave danger to civilians in the final stages of the battle.

Battle for Mosul: United Nations says 2,00,000 civilians in grave danger as conflict draws to close

Up to 2,00,000 civilians caught between fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final stages of the battle for Mosul, a senior UN official said on Monday.

United Nations says it is truggling to cope with exodus of Mosul civilians

The exodus of civilians from the battleground city of Mosul has reached an unprecedented level, leaving aid agencies struggling to cope, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq said on Thursday.