Posts Tagged: Iraqi forces ISIS
Iraqi Troops Resume Suspended Advance Toward ISIS-Held Mosul
Iraqi troops resumed on Monday a coordinated offensive towards Mosul, the last major city held by Islamic State, targeting the eastern bank of the Tigris...
UN Says ISIS Using Hostages as Human Shields in Mosul
Islamic State fighters have taken “tens of thousands” of men, women and children hostage in the city of Mosul, and executed at least 232 people...
Iraqi Military Says It Has ‘Liberated’ Central City of Ramadi From Islamic State
The Iraqi city of Ramadi has been "liberated" from so-called Islamic State, the Iraqi military has declared. Spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said forces had achieved...
Iraqi Forensic Teams Excavate Mass Graves Containing Bodies of Iraqi Soldiers Killed by Islamic State Militants
Independent - Forensic teams have begun excavating suspected mass graves in Tikrit believed to contain up to 1,700 bodies, just days after Iraqi forces re-took...
Iraqi Forces Retake Four Villages Near Baghdad in Victory Against ISIS Militants
AOL/Reuters - Iraqi government forces retook four villages on Sunday near a mountain ridge overlooking Islamic State supply lines, security officials said, in a campaign...
