Mosul
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Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul
Feb 19, 2017News Hour: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their remaining stronghold in Mosul, in the western part of the city, and put an end to their ambitions... -
Islamic State command center destroyed in Mosul, U.S. coalition says; IS says civilians killed
Feb 18, 2017News Hour: The U.S.-led military coalition on Saturday said its forces destroyed a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul, suspected to house an Islamic State command center. The militant group disputed the assertion,... -
U.N. says, Battle in west Mosul could see siege, mass displacement
Feb 18, 2017News Hour: Iraq’s U.S.-backed offensive against Islamic State in western Mosul could displace up to 400,000 civilians and involve a siege in the densely populated old city, the United Nations’ Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said on... -
A semblance of normality despite war, In parts of Mosul
Jan 15, 2017News Hour: In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being waged over the city between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants who still control more than half of it –... -
Mosul emergency has now displaced over 144,500 Iraqis
Jan 15, 2017News Hour: Nearly 13 weeks into the Mosul military operation against the Islamic State (ISIL) – which began on 17 October – over 144,500 Iraqis are currently displaced. The majority are in desperate need of life-saving... -
Thousands more Iraqis flee Mosul as military advances
Jan 4, 2017News Hour: More than 2,000 Iraqis a day are fleeing Mosul, several hundred more each day than before U.S.-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from Islamic State, the... -
Baghdad blasts kill 25 as Mosul fighting intensifies
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Two bombs claimed by Islamic State killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday, as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul where government forces are trying to rout the jihadists from their... -
Born without fanfare, baby Mona’s life is cut short during desperate flight from Mosul
Dec 28, 2016News Hour: In emergency centers, tents are filling with people who speak of leaving Mosul at night under the cover of darkness to avoid the militants’ wrath. It’s a tough slog, many say, with trenches militants... -
UN provides vital food and aid to 42,000 people in eastern Mosul
Dec 10, 2016News Hour In the single largest humanitarian aid delivery in eastern Mosul since the current conflict began, the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday provided food, dignity kits, water... -
Almost 80,000 homeless by Mosul fighting as winter hits Northern Iraq
Dec 7, 2016News Hour: Winter rains and plunging temperatures have hit northern Iraq in the past two days, posing additional challenges for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities affected by military operations around Mosul. Current displacement from Mosul...
