The United Nations warned at the end of May that up to 200,000 civilians may still be trapped in IS-held areas. "The brutality of Daesh and other terrorist groups seemingly knows no bounds," said Zeid ...
Key dates in the Iraqi offensive to recapture Mosul, the country's second biggest city, from the Islamic State group (IS) jihadists who seized it in June 2014. - October 17, 2016: Iraqi forces launch ...
More than 50 civilians have been killed or injured by landmines since Friday night as they fled a village about 9 miles west of Mosul, Iraq's Federal Police said in a tweet Saturday. Residents in the ...