92 die in boat capsize in IraqAt least 92 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized in the Tigris river in Iraq on Thursday, officials said. The accident happened near Mosul during Nowruz and Mother's Day celebrations, a CNN report More… |
UAE signs deal to rebuild heritage sites in IraqThe UAE and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cultural cooperation, with a landmark project in Mosul as a centrepiece of the agreement between the two countries. Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture and K More… |
$1bn 'needed for key Mosul rehabilitation works'More than $1.07 billion will be required to rehabilitate the western and eastern parts of Iraq's Mosul city, according to an estimate of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Lose Grande, deputy special representati More… |
Mosul liberated from IS; Iraq PM in cityIraqi PM Haider al-Abadi declared the liberation of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants as he arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory. Islamic State militants had occupied Iraq’s second largest ci More… |
Iraq declares end to IS caliphate after symbolic Mosul winIraqi troops have seized the ruins of Mosul’s grand mosque from ISIS, the military said in an announcement, declaring the extremists’ reign in the country to be over. "Their fictitious state ha More… |
Iraq declares end to IS caliphate after symbolic Mosul winIraqi troops have seized the ruins of Mosul’s grand mosque from ISIS, the military said in an announcement, declaring the extremists’ reign in the country to be over. "Their fictitious state ha More… |
12 injured in suspected chemical attack in MosulTwelve civilians have been injured in Mosul in what appears to be the first chemical weapon attack in the battle for the IS stronghold, according to a report. An 11-year-old boy has severe respiratory and skin problems and a month More… |
Iraqi forces launch fresh offensive for MosulIraqi forces have launched a fresh round of offensive in a bid to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State after two weeks of lull, a report said. It is the second phase of an attack on the last major stronghold of IS in Iraq, which More… |
Surrender, Iraqi PM tells ISThe Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has urged Islamic State (IS) militants fighting in Mosul to lay down their weapons even as the Iraqi security forces drove reached within a few km of an airport on the edge of the city. Spe More… |
Iraqi troops storm town near Mosul, thousands fleeIraq's federal police forces and army troops attacked the ISIS-held town of Hammam Al Alil, south of Mosul, on Saturday as Iraqi-led coalition forces seek to drive back ISIS militants from their last major Iraqi stronghold. Th More… |