Battle of Mosul

• Thousands flee Mosul as fighting continues

  Thousands of civilians fled Mosul overnight as Iraqi forces advanced north of a sprawling military base near the city's airport on Friday.

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  Mar 3, 2017
  
• Iraqi troops say they have ‘full control’ of eastern Mosul

  U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops announced on Wednesday they were in "full control" of eastern Mosul.

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  Jan 18, 2017
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• Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops: military

  U.S.-backed Iraqi government troops on Sunday fully liberated the sprawling complex of Mosul University, an Iraqi military spokesman said, a major step in the massive operation to retake the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul.

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  Jan 15, 2017
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• Iraqi forces storm Mosul University complex

  The militants were fighting back at the university, which they seized when they took over the city in 2014.

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  Jan 13, 2017
• Iraqi troops resume fighting in Mosul

  Stiff resistance by the militants, civilians trapped inside their houses and bad weather have slowed advances.

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  Dec 29, 2016
• Mosul attacks kill 11, including 4 aid workers: UN

  The United Nations says two mortar attacks in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier this week killed four aid workers and seven other civilians.

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  Dec 22, 2016
• ISIS turns to extortion, kidnapping for revenue as allies win back territory

  As the battle for Mosul, ISIS' largest stronghold in Iraq, the Islamic State group is being denied access to revenue sources such as oil and gas.

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  Oct 19, 2016