Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from ISIL militants mounting a last stand in what was the de facto capital of their “caliphate”. The urban warfare units were channeling their ...
Suicide bombers attacked a shopping district of east Mosul that was retaken from the terrorists months ago, killing at least three people, medical and security officials said Saturday. The attack struck the Muthanna neighborhood late on Friday as residents shopped ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of ...