Mosul
Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights
As in other Muslim countries, the annual month of dawn-to-dusk fasting is a time for evening gatherings in restaurants, coffee shops or homes of family and...
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In Iraq, academics restock Mosul's barren bookshelves
To track down the books, he has had to travel 400 kilometres south to Baghdad, and even a further 600 kilometres to Basra.
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Hundreds flee Syria jihadist enclave before final assault
The so-called Islamic State is only days away from dying in a tiny village that until recently, few even in Syria had ever heard of.
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Photographers in Iraq's Mosul snap dark days, bright futures
A year and a half after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul from IS, residents have been hiring local photographers to capture mementos of their city's darkest days.
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New Iraq minister quits over videos linking her brother to IS
Her decision comes days after MPs and local officials from Mosul made accusations online that her brother, Layth al-Hayali, was an IS member.
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After shedding IS, Mosul embraces makeovers
In Mosul, the average hair implant procedure costs around $800, including the follow-up after the operation.
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Health system in Mosul remains broken one year after of Isil
Nine of the city’s 13 hospitals are damaged and that means there are 1,000 hospital beds available rather than 3,000, said Heman Nagarathm, Iraq Head of Mission for MSF.
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Iraqis voting in first election since Islamic State
Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is considered by analysts to be marginally ahead but victory is far from certain.
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Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains
The official told Reuters the oilfields and the air base west of Kirkuk were still under Kurdish control.
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Iraqi army says fighting near Tal Afar worse than Mosul
Iraqi government troops captured the town of Mosul from Islamic State in June, but only after eight months of grinding urban warfare.
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Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military
The city, which had a pre-war population of about 200,000, lies on the supply route between Syria and Mosul, 80 km to the east.
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Iraqi forces seize 70 percent of Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar – minister
The offensive on Tal Afar, which lies on the supply route between Syria and the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, started on 20 August.
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Iraq acknowledges abuses committed against civilians in Mosul campaign
Islamic State's self-proclaimed "caliphate" effectively collapsed with the fall of Mosul but parts of Iraq and Syria remain however under its control.
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After Mosul, Islamic State digs in for guerrilla warfare
Some were intercepted but many evaded security forces and began setting up bases for their new operations.
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Iraq faces pockets of Islamic State resistance in Mosul's Old City
Even though the Sunni Muslim group's caliphate is now crumbling, it is expected to revert to an insurgency and keep carrying out attacks in the Middle East and West.
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Islamic State tightens grip on village near Mosul after defeat
Stripped of Mosul, IS’s dominion in Iraq will be reduced to mainly rural, desert areas west and south of the city.
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Tough road ahead, even as IS grip on Mosul and Raqqa falters
Iraq’s prime minister declared victory over Islamic State in Mosul on Monday, three years after the militants seized the city.
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Iraq's Abadi to declare Mosul victory, few pockets of resistance
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has been meeting military and political officials in Mosul in a festive atmosphere.
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Iraq announces ‘victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul
Islamic State’s defeat in Mosul three years after taking the city is a major blow for the hard-line Sunni Islamist group.
