There are thought to be 100,000 people still trapped in the last IS-held district of Mosul As the battle to retake the last districts of Mosul from IS control enters its final stages, the UN says ...

The militants were said to hold an area about 180m (590ft) long and 45m wide. The battle for Mosul has taken almost nine months, left large areas in ruins, killed thousands of civilians and ...

Since Oct. 16, when Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive on Mosul to dislodge ISIS fighters, more than a hundred villages have been liberated. But the battle for Mosul continues.

In the battle to retake Mosul, Iraqi officials have attributed their early success against Islamic State to the Kornet, a ...

The Al-Nuri Mosque and its minaret were severely damaged by the Islamic State (ISIS), but their reconstruction is now part of ...

The battle for Khurbadan was part of Iraq’s attempt to evict IS from the north of the country. A three-pronged attack was mounted in March to retake Mosul, after many stalled attempts.

“There’s just a different standard for Jews in Israel.” Damon, who reported on the ground from the Battle of Mosul, rejected that comparison: ARWA DAMON: I think that’s a bit ridiculou ...

In Mosul itself, the danger lingered for weeks ... Everyone expects a protracted battle as the residents of the west struggle to survive. Food and water have been in short supply for weeks.