Iraqi forces continued the fight against Islamic State terrorists in Mosul on Tuesday, as part of the operation to retake Iraq's second largest city from the terrorists group.
The Iraqi army launched a new operation to defeat a small enclave of ISIS militants in Salaheddin province on Tuesday, in retaliation against a string of suicide attacks in Samarra the day before.
A United Nations human rights spokesperson said on Tuesday that ISIS terrorists are killing residents of Iraqi Mosul refusing to put rocket launchers on the roofs of their houses.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, whose country is engaged in war with ISIS, says the terrorist group is seeing its organization collapse around it.
A video released by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense allegedly shows Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) terrorist group positions being attacked by government air strikes.
Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Monday (November 28), expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) bastion.
There were mixed emotions for displaced residents from the Iraqi town of Bashiqa last Friday as they had the chance to see their homes for the first time since its recapture from Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) militants.
Comprehensive military campaign to liberate the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul continued on Monday with Iraqi Special Forces battling to clear ISIL from Eastern Mosul and declaring that they have so far killed nearly 1,000 militants.
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi stand on the front line in the village of Baylunah, southwest of Mosul during an ongoing operation against Islamic State (ISIS) group terrorist. ZK-12
Major General Rupert Jones a UK General and most senior commander in Iraq and Syria for Operation Inherent Resolve – the US-led international coalition against ISIS says the eventual capture of Mosul is expected to deliver even more intelligence and Raqqa also should be Isolated.