Mosul Iraq

• In the fight to take Mosul, at least 9,000 civilians lost their lives

  The civilian casualty rate is nearly 10 times higher than what has been previously reported.

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  Dec 20, 2017
  
• Mosul marks beginning of ISIS caliphate’s end: UN

  The operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul marks the beginning of the end of the Islamic State group's so-called caliphate in Iraq, the U.N. envoy for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.

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  Nov 9, 2016
  
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• Iraqi advance into Mosul slowed by ISIS using human shields, mortars

  Artillery shelling thundered across Mosul Saturday as snipers traded fire from rooftops and civilians emerged from the front lines waving white flags.

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  Nov 5, 2016
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• Thousands join fight to take back Mosul from Islamic State

  Thousands of fighters flocked to join Iraq's state-sanctioned, Iran-backed Shiite militias on Sunday, advancing to cut off Islamic State extremists holed up near Mosul in northern Iraq.

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  Oct 30, 2016
• US military says Iraq forces have retaken 40 villages from ISIS in Mosul

  U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew C. Isler said Friday that Iraqi troops are consolidating gains made east and south of the city earlier this week.

  World

  Oct 28, 2016
• UN prepares Iraq medics for possible chemical attack in Mosul

  The U.N.'s public health agency said Thursday it has trained 90 Iraqi medics in "mass casualty management," with a special focus on chemical attacks.

  World

  Oct 27, 2016
• ISIS using human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces advance on Mosul

  Residents of Mosul say the Islamic State are using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages.

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  Oct 18, 2016
• Iraqi forces pause military advance on Mosul after coordinated attack against Islamic State

  Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday they have paused their advance on Mosul a day after the start of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city, which is expected to take weeks, if not months.

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  Oct 18, 2016
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• What you need to know about Iraq’s campaign to liberate Mosul from ISIS

  Some Iraqi officials worry that the Mosul fight has been rushed and if the city is retaken without a plan to broker a peace, it could lead to more violence.

  World

  Oct 17, 2016