MOSUL, Iraq – When fighting closed in on his neighbourhood in Mosul, father of three Nashwan’s brother warned him it was time to leave. Hours later, the family home was partially destroyed. “My ...

HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq – After his nephew was shot trying to flee the old city of Mosul, Abu Taha was trapped. Under the rule of armed extremists, just to be seen with a packed rucksack was enough to ...

The battle for Mosul has begun. The city of 1.5 million — Iraq’s second largest — fell to ISIS in 2014. Now, a combination of Iraqi military forces, Iran-backed shiite militias, and Kurdish peshmerga ...

Key dates in the Iraqi offensive to recapture Mosul, the country's second biggest city, from the Islamic State group (IS) jihadists who seized it in June 2014. - October 17, 2016: Iraqi forces launch ...

The United Nations said it has received credible reports that IS executed more than 250 people in the Mosul area. Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service and Rapid Response Division -- its two most elite ...

Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they have recaptured its east and are battling for the west. - October 17: Iraqi forces ...

The Islamic State forced the world to take notice when the extremist group overran Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, in June 2014. Just months earlier, President Obama had described ISIS as "the ...