Saving Simba and Lula, last two survivors of Mosul zoo
MOSUL: Simba the lion and Lula the bear are the Mosul zoo's only survivors --… Read More
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Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State set to storm airport, clear way to western Mosul
MOSUL: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of Mosul prepared… Read More
8 years ago
Drug shortages and malnutrition in Mosul
MOSUL: Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse… Read More
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Iraqi forces claim recapture of eastern Mosul after 100 days of fighting
MOSUL: Iraqi officials said on Monday government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul,… Read More
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In parts of Mosul, a semblance of normality despite war
MOSUL, Iraq: In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being… Read More
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Number of displaced in Mosul operation passes 125,000: UN
ARBIL, IRAQl: More than 125,000 Iraqis have been displaced since the start in October of… Read More
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Islamic State kills 12 Sunni tribal fighters, police south of Mosul
MOSUL: Islamic State killed seven Sunni tribal fighters who support the Iraqi government and five… Read More
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Islamic State kills civilians in Mosul to deter support for army
BAGHDAD/QAYYARA, IRAQ: Islamic State has summarily killed 21 civilians in Mosul it accused of collaborating… Read More
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Iraq troops vow to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul
BAWIZA, Iraq: Iraqi soldiers fighting just north of Mosul, within sight of city neighborhoods, said… Read More
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Islamic State abducts around 300 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: UN
MOSUL: Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold… Read More
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Iraqi troops on southern front battle for last town before Mosul
MOSUL: Iraqi troops advancing towards Mosul battled on Saturday for the last town left between… Read More
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The battle for Mosul: what we know
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces advanced into east Mosul on the 19th day of the operation to retake… Read More
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Daesh leader Baghdadi in audio message says no Mosul retreat
BAGHDAD: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his fighters to resist as Iraqi… Read More
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Iraq forces fight way into Mosul
MOSUL: Iraqi forces fought their way into jihadist-held Mosul on Tuesday, the military said, as… Read More
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Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria
AL QAYYARAH, IRAQ: Iraqi paramilitaries launched an operation Saturday to retake the town of Tal… Read More
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IS slaughtered at least 232 people near Mosul, says UN
GENEVA: Islamic State group fighters slaughtered at least 232 people in and around Mosul last… Read More
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Clinton slams Trump for comments on offensive against Islamic State
WASHINGTON: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying… Read More
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Iraqi Kurds claim capture of town in advance on Mosul
ERBIL: Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic… Read More
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Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqqa
ARBIL, IRAQ: US defence chief Ashton Carter said on Sunday that an operation to isolate… Read More
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Iraqi Kurds say they captured town near Mosul
ERBIL: Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic… Read More
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