Middle East
Iraqi Kurds seize IS-held town near Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed ...Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport
Iraqi security forces drove Islamic State fighters from the center of a town just south of the militants\' main stronghold of Mosul ...Mosul residents say IS forcibly gathering civilians
The Islamic State group is forcibly gathering people in and around Mosul for possible use as human shields against advancing Iraqi forces, ...Syrian state media say militants fired poison gas in Aleppo
Syrian state media said militants fired poison gas at a government-held area of Aleppo on Sunday, causing 35 people to choke, a ...Islamic State using tens of thousands as human shields in Mosul: U.N.
Islamic State forces in Iraq have abducted tens of thousands of men, women and children from areas around Mosul and are using ...Wave of strikes as IS puts up tough defence of Mosul
Iraqi forces advancing on Mosul faced stiff resistance on Monday from the Islamic State group despite an unprecedented wave of US-led coalition ...Fighting shakes Aleppo as truce expires
Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said Sunday, as heavy fighting resumed after the end of ...Kurds attack IS-held town as Mosul battle rages
Kurdish forces launched a major assault Thursday on a town held by the Islamic State group near Mosul, opening a new front ...Sporadic fighting strains fragile Yemen truce
Scattered clashes between rebels and pro-government forces undermined a fragile ceasefire in Yemen Thursday as global pressure intensified for a lasting truce ...Iraq forces advance on IS stronghold of Mosul
Iraqi forces advanced Monday in an offensive aimed at retaking Mosul and dealing a death blow to the Islamic State group\'s "caliphate" ...




