Special forces of the Iraqi army continue to fight against the ISIL terrorists in the Western part of the city of Mosul taking control over more territories.
Drone video appears to show ISIS forcibly moving civilians into a west Mosul home as human shields.
British forces have reportedly injured, hooded, handcuffed and locked an Iraqi asylum seeker inside a plane toilet while forcibly removing him from the UK back to his home country.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari highlighted the deep ties between Tehran and Baghdad and lauded Iran’s backing for Iraq in its counter-terrorism campaign.
ISIS used chemical weapons, including chlorine and sulfur, at least 52 times in Syria and Iraq, according to a study released in November.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq's military forces are gaining ground in ISIL's last strongholds in the terrorist group's de facto capital, Mosul, despite ISIL's almost daily use of chemical weapons.
Iraqi government forces have reportedly killed the deputy ringleader of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in western Mosul as they are engaged in joint operations with volunteer fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units to drive the extremists out of their last urban stronghold in the country.
Iraqi Security forces heightened measures at the liberated regions and searched for ISIL militants, in South of Mosul, a source from Nineveh police said.
At least six Iraqi soldiers have suffered inhalation problems following a chemical attack launched by ISIS on Sunday. This is the second time in two days that the terrorists have used chemical agents to push back government forces in Mosul.
Iraqi forces launched a new attack on ISIS in Mosul's Old City on Sunday, trying to seize the militants' last stronghold.