Mosul Islamic State

• 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.

  World

  Dec 20, 2017
  
• Mosul families living in squalor as fight against ISIS rages around them

  The U.N. says hundreds of thousands could be made homeless by what is turning into a protracted urban battle against the Islamic State.

  News

  Nov 11, 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.

  World

  Oct 30, 2016
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• 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.

  World

  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.

  World

  Oct 18, 2016
• 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
• Iraq forces launch military campaign to liberate Mosul from Islamic State

  Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants on Monday.

  World

  Oct 16, 2016