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Iraqi families who were displaced by the ongoing operation by Iraqi forces against ISIS to retake Mosul. AFP

Mosul’s Escapees: A Living Hell

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul- After 28 months into the hardline group ISIS taking over control of Iraq’s Kokajli, east of Mosul, Ali Jassim, 56, has been able to take his first free puff of a cigarette in a very long time. Liberated by the exertions of the Iraq Security Forces and elite...

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Dust clouds from travelling Iraqi army vehicles are seen during an operation to attack ISIS, Reuters

Mosul’s Karemlash Honeycombed with Underground Tunnels, ISIS Guerrilla War Vandalism

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 11, 2016 | Middle East

Mosul- Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have reportedly killed 16 ISIS hardliners in Bashiqa, Nineveh. The militants had been staying at a city hideout, awaiting the opportunity to make it past Peshmerga checkpoints to join the fight in Mosul. Iraqi Security Forces units of...

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Peshmerga Forces Liberate Bashiqa after Fierce Battles

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Bashiqa- Seven in the morning, Peshmerga Forces launched an offensive from three directions towards Bashiqa– Peshmerga bombardment coincided with airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition on ISIS headquarters. The group faced Peshmerga forces with...

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Iraqi special forces soldiers run for cover during clashes with ISIS fighters in Bartella, east of Mosul Reuters

Iraq Forces Push through Mosul’s East, ISIS Militants to be Fully Dislodged Soon

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East

Irbil- Iraq’s counter-terror units on Sunday continued the advance into ISIS overrun neighborhoods in Mosul’s eastern vicinity. Areas such as, Al Bakir and Al Khadraa witnessed intensified fighting as Iraq’s elite forces pushed through Hammam al-Alil, establishing...

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Iraqi special forces soldiers drive armoured vehicles Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Street War Ravages in Mosul for the Eighth Day

by Dalshad Abdullah | Oct 25, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – The battle for Mosul entered its eighth day on Monday between the coalition forces and ISIS terrorists. Peshmerga forces recoiled early Tuesday morning an ISIS attack on a 40 Km road to the west of Sinjar. Clashes erupted on Sunday between an unknown group and...