Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance
By Stephen Kalin HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (Reuters) – From behind the curtains of his bedroom window, 29-year-old Riyad Ahmed would peer out at Islamic State Read more
Iraq
Islamic State hits back in Mosul but faces new Raqqa front
By Ahmed Rasheed and Rodi Said BAGHDAD/AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling Read more
Suicide bombers in ambulances kill 21 people in Iraq – officials
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shi’ite pilgrims in Read more
Bombs hit convoy of displaced people in Iraq, kills 18 – police
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Two roadside bombs struck a convoy carrying Iraqi families fleeing an Islamic State-controlled town in the north of the country late Read more
Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul
By Michael Georgy MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, expanding the army’s foothold in Read more
Iraqi forces push deeper into east Mosul
By Stephen Kalin and Michael Georgy BARTELLA/ALI RASH, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, a military statement Read more
ISIS release a new message claiming victory in battle over Mosul
By Mostafa Hashem and Ahmed Tolba CAIRO/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Read more
Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul
By Stephen Kalin and Dominic Evans EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul on Read more
Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops and security forces advanced towards Mosul from the south and southeast of the city on Sunday, Iraqi officials said, backed Read more
Iraq’s Shi’ite militias say will launch offensive west of Mosul imminently
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary groups are about to launch an offensive on Islamic State positions west of Mosul, assisting in the military Read more
At Iraqi village, victory is fraught with risks in Mosul offensive
Kurdish peshmerga fighter Germad Yihya stood on a small berm overlooking a village where he said Islamic State militants had taken a beating. A line Read more
IS executes dozens of prisoners near Mosul, officials say
Islamic State militants have in recent days executed dozens of prisoners taken from villages the group has been forced to abandon by an Iraqi army Read more
Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul
Islamic State fighters on Wednesday kept up their fierce defense of the southern approaches to Mosul which has held up Iraqi troops on the southern Read more
Hollande urges vigilance over jihadists returning from Iraq
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the US-led coalition backing the offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of Read more
Iraqi Parliament Passes Bill Banning Alcohol
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament has passed a law forbidding the import, production or selling of alcoholic beverages in a surprise move that angered many in Read more
Iraqi Kurds say they captured town near Mosul
By Saif Hameed and Babak Dehghanpisheh ERBIL (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Islamic State on Read more
Church bells peal in town retaken by Iraqi troops from Islamic State
By Stephen Kalin BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) – The din of bullets, mortars and bombs in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella was replaced momentarily on Read more
Iraqi advances give hope to displaced Christians
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Raeda Paulos could hardly conceal her joy when the television inside her cramped trailer showed Iraqi forces raising the national flag Read more
Iraqi PM upbeat on Mosul offensive
The operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State militants is progressing faster than planned, the Iraqi prime minister says. Haider Read more
Mosul battle: Kurds launch ‘large-scale’ offensive
Kurdish fighters say they have launched a large-scale operation east and north of Mosul, as an offensive to oust so-called Islamic State (IS) militants from Read more
Battle for Mosul: Operation to retake Iraqi city from IS begins
An Iraqi operation to recapture the city of Mosul, the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country, has started. Artillery began Read more
17 People Killed in Baghdad Suicide Bombings
Suicide bombings killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in Shi’ite districts of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, police and medical sources say. At Read more
Islamic State claims Baghdad suicide bombing that kills seven
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a commercial street of Baghdad on Sunday, killing seven and wounding 28, police sources said, Read more
Thousands of ISIS fighters hoping for possible return to home countries as group loses ground
Security services are examining plans for how to deal with thousands of Western jihadists who would seek to return to Europe as Isis continues to lose Read more
Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists sentenced to death for killing of troops in 2014
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014. The massacre at Read more
ISIS captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis – UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. Read more
ISIS attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, kills five and takes one foreigner hostage
[ Reuters] Islamic State militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil Read more
Iraqi forces retake most of Fallujah from IS militants – AP
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi special forces swept into Fallujah on Friday, recapturing most of the city as the Islamic State group’s grip crumbled after weeks Read more