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More than 70 people dead as ferry sinks in north Iraq

A ferry packed with families celebrating Kurdish New Year sank in a swollen river in the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul today, leaving more than 70 people dead in Iraq's worst accident in years.

World • 21 Mar 19

Members of the Iraqi federal police forces celebrate in the Old City of Mosul

Iraqi PM declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul

Iraq's prime minister has formally declared victory over the so-called Islamic State group in Mosul, three years after the militants seized the city and made it the stronghold of a "caliphate" they said would take over the world.

World • 10 Jul 17

Iraqi military: Victory over IS in Mosul is imminent

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the coming hours as the so-called Islamic State group's defensive lines collapse in its former de facto capital in Iraq, state television reported earlier today.

World • 08 Jul 17

The UN says civilians caught in the middle of the battle are in 'extreme danger'

'Up to 20,000 people trapped' in IS-held areas of Mosul

Up to 20,000 civilians are believed to be trapped in the last so-called Islamic State-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces are battling to retake.

World • 06 Jul 17

Much of Mosul has been destroyed in intensive fighting

IS under pressure in Iraqi and Syrian strongholds

US-backed Iraqi forces pressed so-called Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul's Old City today, while in Syria the militant group launched a counter-attack against an alliance of militias trying to oust it from its de facto capital of Raqqa.

World • 30 Jun 17

Mosul's famous al-Nuri mosque blown up

The Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul and its famous leaning minaret have been blown up, with the Iraqi military claiming that the so-called Islamic State group was responsible.

Mosul • 21 Jun 17

Iraqi forces launched the battle for Mosul in October

Iraqi forces launch assault on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces have started their assault on Mosul's Old City as they press their battle to retake the northern city from the so-called Islamic State group.

World • 18 Jun 17

Thousands have fled their homes amid fierce fighting in and around Mosul

Two dead, hundreds ill in mass food poisoning in Iraq

A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds requiring urgent treatment, officials said.

World • 13 Jun 17

Iraqi federal police force seen during a battle at Dawasa district in western Mosul last month

UN says IS has killed hundreds fleeing Mosul

The UN rights office has said it has credible reports that the so-called Islamic State group killed more than 230 civilians trying to flee Iraq's western Mosul since 26 May.

World • 08 Jun 17

Displaced people arrive at positions of Iraqi forces in Zanjili district, western Mosul

UN accuses IS of murdering civilians in Mosul

The United Nations human rights chief has accused the so-called Islamic State group of murdering 163 civilians to prevent them from fleeing Iraq's western Mosul last week.

World • 06 Jun 17

More than 200 people may have been killed in 17 March blast

US air strikes 'probably' played role in Mosul deaths

The US commander of the anti-IS coalition in Iraq has said coalition forces "probably" played a role in the deaths of numerous civilians during a recent air strike on west Mosul.

World • 29 Mar 17

The UN says 400,000 people still reside in Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces launch renewed attack on Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces have launched assaults in Mosul's Old City after more than two weeks of only small advances and a high civilian death toll appeared to prompt a change in tactics.

World • 27 Mar 17

An Iraqi forces' vehicle drives past destroyed buildings in Mosul's al-Jadida area today

Iraq military disputes deadly air strike in Mosul

Iraq's military has said that 61 bodies were recovered from a collapsed building that the so-called Islamic State had reportedly booby-trapped in west Mosul.

World • 26 Mar 17

An Iraqi soldier inspects a captured Islamic State vehicle

Iraqi forces making gains in west Mosul

Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the so-called Islamic State militant group since launching an assault on the area last month, a commander said this morning.

News • 12 Mar 17

Iraqi forces patrol a street in Mosul during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters

US-backed Iraqi forces launch fresh push toward Mosul

US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a new push toward the old city of Mosul held by so-called Islamic State, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

News • 05 Mar 17

Iraqi government forces are making advances on IS in western Mosul

Iraqi troops close to reaching Mosul airport

US-backed Iraqi forces battling so-called Islamic State fighters have fought their way close to Mosul's airport on the second day of a ground offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold in the western side of the city, according to military statements.

News • 20 Feb 17

Iraqi families fleeing an IS-controlled neighbourhood arrive to the Arabi neighbourhood north of Mosul

UN 'racing' to prepare aid supplies for west Mosul

The United Nations has said it is "racing against the clock" to prepare emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of endangered civilians in Mosul with an Iraqi army offensive looming to oust the Islamic State group from the western half of the city.

News • 24 Jan 17

Iraqi pro-government forces patrol the eastern part of the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul

Iraqi forces begin second phase of Mosul offensive

Iraqi security forces have begun the second phase of their offensive against the so-called Islamic State group in Mosul, pushing from three directions into eastern districts where the battle has been deadlocked for nearly a month.

News • 29 Dec 16

A Christmas tree was erected on the main road in Mosul, Iraq

Iraqis mark Christmas in town recaptured from IS

Iraqi Christians filled the pews of the fire scarred Mar Shimoni church in a town east of Mosul on Christmas Eve for the first service since its recapture from jihadists.

News • 24 Dec 16

Iraqi forces pictured east of Mosul on Thursday

Iraqi special forces push deeper into Mosul

Iraqi special forces have recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul, according to a military statement, expanding the army's foothold in the city.

World • 04 Nov 16

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on IS fighters to invade Turkey

Islamic State leader confident of victory

The leader of the so-called Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after US-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul.

News • 03 Nov 16

The battle for Mosul is shaping up as the largest in Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003

No IS retreat from Mosul - al-Baghdadi

Leader of the so-called Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has said there will be no retreat from Mosul as he called on suicide fighters to "destroy the cities of the unbelievers".

News • 03 Nov 16

It has been two weeks since Iraqi forces launched their campaign to retake Mosul from IS

Iraqi forces target IS on edge of Mosul

Iraqi forces backed by a US-led air coalition targeted so-called Islamic State defences on the eastern edge of Mosul with artillery fire and air strikes, a day after fighting for the first time inside the city.

News • 01 Nov 16

CTS unit on patrol near Bartella, about 15km east of Mosul

Elite Iraqi troops advance into Mosul

Iraqi troops have entered the Karama district of Mosul, their first advance into the city itself after two weeks of fighting in the surrounding area to dislodge so-called Islamic State militants.

News • 31 Oct 16

Operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul are ongoing

Operation launched to retake town near Mosul

Iraqi paramilitaries have launched an operation to retake the town of Tal Afar from the Islamic State group, aiming to cut jihadist supply lines from Mosul to Syria, a spokesman said.

News • 29 Oct 16