Tikrit

Islamic State militants on the offensive at Ramadi as Iraqi forces fight to push them back

Iraqi security forces fought to rout Islamic State militants from the western city of Ramadi on Wednesday, slowly regaining some ground from the militant group, security and local officials said.

An Islamic State free Tikrit: Iraq declares 'magnificent victory' over terrorist group

Iraq declared a "magnificent victory" on Wednesday over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds.

Iraqi forces pound Tikrit as Islamic State vows to expand 'caliphate'

Iraqi forces on Friday battled jihadists making what looked increasingly like a last stand in Tikrit but the Islamic State group responded by vowing to expand its "caliphate".

Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen enter Islamic State-held city of Tikrit

Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militiamen entered the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit on Wednesday, an official and a witness said, a key test for Iraqi forces in their battle against the Islamic State militants.

Iraq launches major assault against Islamic State to retake Tikrit

Some 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded jihadists in and around Tikrit in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State group's main strongholds.

Iraq crisis: India rescues 58 more nurses through land route

India has rescued 58 more Indian nurses from violence-hit Iraq in an "extremely difficult" operation, days after rescuing 46 Indian nurses who were in the control of the Sunni jihadists in Tikrit.

Iraq crisis: Flight carrying nurses lands in Mumbai, to leave for Kerala soon

A special Air India flight carrying 46 Indian nurses set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and 137 others arrived in Mumbai today.

Iraq crisis: Air India flight carrying 46 nurses to reach Mumbai at 9.30 am

The special Air India flight carrying 46 Indian nurses set free by Sunni militants ISIS in strife-torn Iraq and 137 others would first land in Mumbai and reach Kochi at around noon today, a top airport official said.

Iraq: Relatives worried as Indian nurses are moved from Tikrit

Reports that Keralite nurses stranded in Tikrit in Iraq had been "moved" from the hospital where they were working caused deep concern among relatives in Kerala despite assurances from authorities that they were safe.

Are abducted Indian workers Is ISIL using captured Indians in Iraq as labourers?

Among the scores of ISIL fighters are several Indians who left their homes to join the group--something ISIL chief and self-anointed 'Caliph' confirmed on a 20 minute audio message.