Iraqi Special Forces advanced on the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul from the east on Monday, taking heavy fire but moving within three kilometers (2 miles) of the city's limits.
The Commander of the Iraqi elite counter terrorism says his forces reach to 2 km distance from entrance of the city of Mosul capital of Nineveh Province.
On Sunday, Badr Organization announced freeing 23 families from ISIS (ISIL , IS, Daesh) control in the village of al-Gorn, west of Mosul.
Kurdish Peshmerga forces managed to recapture two villages near Bashiqa, after besieging them for several days, media outlets reported on Sunday.
Iraqi popular forces put up a fierce fight in the struggle for controlling the town of Shura, South of Mosul, Sunday, as they continue their offensive against the ISIS terrorists.
Iraqi government forces continued to battle Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) militants in the Mosul area on Sunday, Al-Alam News Network reports.
A high-ranking Iraqi security figure says government forces have taken back more than 60 villages from ISIS (Daesh / ISIL) Takfiri terrorists since the beginning of the massive and multi-pronged offensive to free the northern city of Mosul started nearly a fortnight ago.
ISIS fighters have been ordered to kill women and children fleeing Mosul, a captive militant revealed.
Iraqi Shia militias launched an offensive on Saturday (October 29) towards the west of Mosul, an operation that would tighten the noose around ISIS stronghold in Iraq but could inflame sectarian tension in the mainly Sunni region.
Iraq has denied a recent claim made by the US-led coalition supposedly targeting ISIS in the Arab country that there was going to be a “pause” in Iraqi military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul.
Iraqis from the village of Ayn Nasir, South of Mosul, gathered outside the village on October 29, 2016 as Iraqi forces prepare to enter the village to fight against ISIS terrorists as part of an operation to liberate the city of Mosul.
All brigades of Iraqi volunteer forces joined the country's battle on ISIL and begun an offensive against the terrorists West of the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul to cut the militants' supply lines and movements between Mosul and Raqqah in Syria, FNA reported.
Iraqi Popular Forces began their offensive against the ISIS terrorists just West of Mosul Saturday morning. Armoured vehicles and bulldozers could be seen moving towards the city of Tal Afar, some 78km (49m) West of Mosul.
The ISIS (ISIL, IS, Daesh) is using hundreds of female terrorists from different world countries to drive suicide vehicles of their husbands during the Mosul liberation operation by Iraq's joint military forces, media reports said.
Iraqi and Shiite fighters make more gains South and west of Mosul.The Iraqi forces have controlld the centre of the Shura and its police station on Saturday afternoon. The Iraqi War Media Cell from the Join Operations Command reported.
Deputy Chief of the Nineveh Provincial Council Noureddin Qablan announced that the US-led coalition warplanes have launched airstrikes on army base in Nineveh province, killing several soldiers.
Iraqi officials have said on Saturday that the security forces have foiled an attack by Terrorists of the Islamic State (Daesh/ISIL/ISIS/IS) group on the city of Ramadi, capital of the western province of Anbar and have arrested 11 Daesh members.
Iraqi men, women and children displaced by the battle of Mosul sought shelter in newly established refugee camps on Friday (October 28) as fighting between coalition forces and ISIS terrorists intensifies.
Baghdad Capital of Iraq was attacked today with several IEDs. It is reported that at least 7 People killed and many wounded after 4 blast hit the city.
Iraqi Hashd Al Shabi fighters starts offensive against ISIS terrorists west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.