For Iraq’s future — and to end the threat ISIS poses to the West — the battle for Mosul will be of critical importance.

Iraq. (Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters) BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces have recaptured the entire eastern side of Mosul, the Iraqi prime minister said Tuesday, marking a midpoint in a grueling battle for the ...

16, when Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive on Mosul to ... documented Iraq’s push against ISIS and the resulting flow of refugees. They speak to TIME LightBox. “War has practically ...

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The battle for Mosul has begun, and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit has proven to be one of the most effective militias fighting ISIS. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Politics The battle ...

In the APs first long-form 360 video project, Middle East Photo Editor Maya Alleruzzo teamed up with video editor Claudia Prat to produce a riveting and harrowing video, “House to House: The Battle ...

In fight for Iraq’s second city ... the elite soldiers feel well equipped for the urban combat of the Mosul battle. Still, they concede that they are struggling with IS's seemingly endless ...

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Civilians gather on June 24 at a food distribution point in a Mosul neighborhood liberated ... national victory for embattled Iraq, one that has brought dancing revelers into the streets in ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as a defining symbol of Mosul - until it was ...