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Advancing Iraq troops broke through Islamic State defense lines in an eastern suburb of Mosul Monday, as the battle for the insurgent stronghold moves inside the city limits. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Iraqi forces launched an assault Sunday to retake Mosul's Old City, the last district still held by the Islamic State group three years after the jihadists seized the northern city and declared their "caliphate". IMAGES of security forces in support of the operation
Iraqi forces on Sunday launched an assault to retake Mosul's Old City and push out the Islamic State group, three years after the jihadists seized the city and announced their "caliphate". IMAGES
Iraqi protesters clash with security forces in Iraq's central city of Karbala as anti-government protests continue across the country. Iraq's embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country's top cleric, as renewed violence added to a soaring death toll in two months of anti-government protests. IMAGES
An Islamic State flag topples in the Iraqi town of Hamman Al-Alil as Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul. Paul Chapman reports.
An Islamic State flag topples in the Iraqi town of Hamman Al-Alil as Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul.