Tag : Mosul offensive
Civilians in Mosul title : Iraqi Forces Conduct Second Massive Operations To Retake Mosul
summary : Ground operations and airstrikes have been considered to be the biggest offensive since the liberation of Iraq in early 2000 from deposed leader Saddam Hussein.
date : Dec 30, 2016 10:31 AM EST
Mosul title : ISIS War Update: 97 ISIS Militants Killed In Battle To Regain Mosul From Islamic State
summary : At least 97 ISIS militants killed in separate attacks in Mosul during the Christmas weekend. Coalition forces continue to advance to retake control of the beleaguered city from ISIS.
date : Dec 27, 2016 09:45 PM EST
Civilians in Mosul title : Iraq Hospitals Overwhelmed, Patients Die from Medicine Shortage
summary : As the battle against ISIS continues in the Iraq city of Mosul, hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with the wounded that are being brought in. Most of the civilians in the area, having been discouraged by the government from fleeing to the safety of overcrowded camps, are caught in the intensifying fight to retake Mosul.
date : Dec 22, 2016 10:23 AM EST
ISIS title : Islamic State Abducts More Than 200 Near Christian City Mosul, Retreats with Thousands: U.N.
summary : Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near the militant stronghold of Mosul and also forced 1,500 families to retreat with them from Hammam al Alil town, the United Nations human rights organization said on Tuesday.
date : Nov 08, 2016 04:59 PM EST
ISIS title : Islamic State Steps Up Counter-Attacks as Mosul Offensive Enters Second Week
summary : Islamic State expanded its attacks on Monday against Iraqi army and Kurdish forces to relieve pressure on its militants confronting an offensive on Mosul, its last major urban stronghold in the country.
date : Oct 24, 2016 09:11 AM EDT
Mosul title : Abandoned Villages on Road to Mosul Rigged with Tunnels and Bombs
summary : A deep tunnel, booby trapped with an improvised explosive device, burrows under houses at the entrance to the village. Nearby, an anti-personnel mine lies half buried in a dirt road.
date : Oct 19, 2016 10:20 AM EDT