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An Iraqi man who fled with his family the fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants, walks next to his tractor and belongings as he waits to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Mosul Areas Shelled as Iraq Steps up Fight against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Internationally-backed Iraqi forces have begun shelling parts of west Mosul. The offensive has been reported by local residents. Preparative attacks are carried out for opening up a new front against hardline militant group ISIS, seven weeks into a difficult campaign...

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Civilians return to their village after it was liberated from ISIS militants, south of Mosul in Qayyara, Iraq, October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Mosul Civilians Fear Cold, Hunger of Winter Siege

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 3, 2016 | Middle East

With No food or fuel reaching distressed Mosul in nearly a week and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for more than a million people still in areas of the city still held by terror group ISIS, residents said on Saturday. A trader in Mosul,...

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Empty vegetable stalls are pictured in Aleppo’s opposition-controlled Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood due to a siege by Syrian pro-regime forces that cut the supply lines into opposition-held areas of the city, Syria August 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Syrian Opposition Fighters Launch Intense Offensive to Break Aleppo Siege

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Opposition fighters in Syria pressed on with an intense offensive launched against a major pro-regime armed complex in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, following gains on Friday, to try to end a siege of opposition-held areas in the city’s east....

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter

U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Stepping up its military campaign against ISIS, the United States will be sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in a highly anticipated push on the city of Mosul, the ISIS’ largest stronghold, later this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made...

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A fighter of the ISIS group holds an ISIS flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi Forces Attack ISIS Positions South of Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2016 | Middle East

Iraqi troops staged on Sunday an offensive against ISIS positions south of Mosul, which is the largest city under militant control. The step came as the U.S.-led coalition intensified its campaign against the militants on multiple fronts across their self-proclaimed...