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Mosul: images of war for a war of images
Dec 13, 2016 (AFP)
The battle is playing out not only on Mosul's streets but also in cyberspace, where both jihadist and Iraqi forces use online media and social networks to mobil...
Families sue Iraq officials after deadly raid blunder
Dec 12, 2016 (AFP)
The families of civilians killed in October when an aircraft apparently mistakenly struck a place of worship in northern Iraq said on Monday they were suing top...
Unlearning the caliphate at reopened schools in Iraq
Dec 12, 2016 (AFP)
Huge smiles lit the faces of the Iraqi children lining up outside the newly opened school in Jadaa displacement camp, for many hadn't seen a classroom in two ye...
Iraq police poised to enter Mosul
Dec 10, 2016 (AFP)
Police and interior ministry forces will enter Mosul to help the army defeat the Islamic State group in the east of the city, Iraqi commanders said on Saturday....
Status of main battle fronts in Iraq and Syria
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
Here are the latest developments on the main battle fronts in Iraq and Syria, as of 1600 GMT on Thursday: SYRIA - Battle for Aleppo - Syria's army battled to ta...
Iraq says air force struck dozens of IS fighters in west
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
Iraq's Joint Operations Command said Thursday that Iraqi aircraft struck dozens of mostly foreign fighters from the Islamic State group near the border with Syr...
Wedding in Mosul displaced camp defies IS rule
Dec 08, 2016 (AFP)
Well-wishers danced in defiance of the Islamic State group on Thursday at the wedding of a bride and groom among families who fled the jihadists' brutal rule in...
Deadly strike in western Iraq, fierce battles in Mosul
Dec 07, 2016 (AFP)
An air strike in a western Iraqi town near the Syrian border still controlled by the Islamic State group killed and wounded dozens of civilians on Wednesday, of...
Two Iraqi officers killed in clashes with IS
Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)
Two senior Iraqi army officers have been killed in clashes with the Islamic State group south of the embattled jihadist bastion of Mosul, the military command s...
Secret weddings and phone calls in Mosul under IS
Dec 04, 2016 (AFP)
To celebrate her wedding in Mosul, Shaimaa covered herself in black to hide her dress and make-up from the jihadists on her way to the groom's house. During the...
Nearly 2,000 members of Iraqi forces killed in November: UN
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
Close to 2,000 members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in November across the country, along with hundreds of civilians, the United Nations said Thursd...
Mosul offensive takes toll as Iraq casualties soar
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
The scope of the toll the six-week old battle for Mosul has taken on Iraqi forces emerged Thursday, with UN figures showing that around 2,000 had been killed in...
'Catastrophic' water shortages for 500,000 in Mosul
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Up to 500,000 civilians in Mosul are facing a "catastrophic" drinking water shortage, the UN warned on Wednesday, as Iraqi forces advance against the Islamic St...
Iraqis chase IS jihadists in Mosul with local help
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Lieutenant Ali Hussein listened intently as the elderly man explained where he thought the jihadist fighters were over the rattle of machinegun fire. "My neighb...
Coalition takes aim at IS suicide bomb routes in Mosul
Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)
Coalition air strikes have hampered the Islamic State group's ability to launch suicide attacks across the key Iraqi city of Mosul, a British general said Wedne...
IS kills dozens in Mosul, including escaping child: UN
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
A fleeing seven-year-old child was amongst dozens more civilians allegedly executed by the Islamic State group in Mosul in recent weeks, the UN said on Tuesday....
On edge of Mosul, shoppers savour market life again
Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)
A month ago it was on the front line of Iraq's battle to retake Mosul, but now the village of Gogjali echoes with shouts of "Chicken! Tomatoes! Cigarettes!" A l...
Suicide gunmen attack Iraqi city of Samarra
Nov 28, 2016 (AFP)
Five gunmen, some of them wearing suicide belts, attacked the Iraqi city of Samarra on Monday, killing at least four members of the security forces, officials s...
Iraqi firms protest over unpaid government contracts
Nov 28, 2016 (AFP)
Hundreds of Iraqi contractors gathered outside the finance ministry in Baghdad on Monday to protest over unpaid deals with the government. "We came from all ove...
Iraqi forces try to weed out IS from those fleeing Mosul
Nov 28, 2016 (AFP)
An Iraqi officer shuffled through identity cards as he sat at a battered desk by the side of the dust-blown highway heading east from the city of Mosul. Six men...
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