Closely supported by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces secured a series of cautious advances on Thursday, pushing into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city’s airport, where they took control of the runway. The three-pronged attack began just after sunrise, with three convoys of Iraqi forces snaking […]
U.S. Troops ‘in Combat’ in Mosul, Some Have been Wounded…
While nominally operating as military advisors to the Iraqi forces, the US servicemen taking part in the assault on Mosul have been involved in front-line fighting and an undisclosed number have suffered battle injuries, according to military officials. US soldiers “have come under fire at different times, they have returned fire at different times in […]
‘Closer & Deeper’: U.S. Advisors Fighting Alongside Iraqi Forces to Retake Western Mosul…
The Pentagon is deploying hundreds of US military advisers “closer and deeper into the Iraqi formation” in the campaign against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), as the Iraqi forces are seeking to retake the western part of Mosul from the jihadists. “It is true that we’re operating closer and deeper into the Iraqi formation, […]
U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Destroy Daesh Headquarters in Raqqa, Mosul…
US-led air forces destroyed Daesh headquarters near the terrorist group’s strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul, according to Operation Inherent Resolve. US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq on Sunday destroyed Daesh headquarters near the terror group’s strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul, Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release…
US-Coalition Airstrikes Destroy ISIS Boats Fleeing from Eastern Mosul…
At least 90 watercrafts and three barges, carrying terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group, were destroyed in airstrikes of the US-led coalition on the Tigris River in Mosul…
Pentagon Admits US Airstrike On Hospital “May Have Killed Civilians”…
Russian Special Forces Join Syrian Arab Army in Battle for Palmyra Oil Fields…
Reports coming out of Russian and Syrian media sources are indicating that Russian Special Forces have been seen joining in the fight to reclaim the strategically vital city of Palmyra from the Islamic State. Russian-led warplanes continue to pound the surrounding area of Palmyra…
U.S. Air Force Again Bombs Iraqi Forces in Mosul, Kills 90 Servicemen…
Updated: Military Situation In Area Of Mosul…
Recently, Iraqi security forces (ISF) and the Popular Mobilization Units have liberated the villages of Tal Ghazal, Maydan, Hazimiya al-Janubi from ISIS terrorists west of Mosul. The ISF has also took control of the Mosul neighborhoods of Al-Murour, Al-Nour, Al-A’lam, and Al-Qadsiyah-1…
Over 300 Iraqi Former Policemen Slaughtered South of Mosul…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Daesh terrorists have executed more than 300 former Iraqi policemen south of Mosul following heavy losses in the ongoing battle with Iraqi forces. The executions were carried out near the recently-liberated Hammam al-Alil town three weeks ago and the victims were buried in a mass grave…