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In June 2014, ISIS launched an all-out offensive in northern and western Iraq, seizing large swathes of territory, including ...

Photographer Emanuele Satolli has been covering the battle for Mosul since it first started. He recently returned as Iraqi forces work to free western neighborhoods from the deadly grip of ISIS.

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

Little by little, plans are leaking out regarding the imminent battle to remove so-called Islamic State (IS) from Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. Michael Fallon, the UK defence secretary ...

"Iraq no good," he says, smiling and gesturing around him at the obliterated ruins of Mosul's Old City. This is the southwestern frontline in the battle for the Old City, where the elite Emergency ...

In the northern Iraqi city of Mosul ... In October 2016, Iraqi security forces backed by a US-led international coalition launched what was known as the world’s biggest urban battle since ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

What was new: Trump linked the timing of the Mosul offensive ... Iran is taking over Iraq.” On Syria, Trump repeated his claim of the last debate that the battle for Aleppo is over, despite ...