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Mosul Shows Difficulty of Removing Militants From Urban Area

EghtesadOnline: As the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul drags on, many might ask: Why has it taken the combined militaries of the United States and Iraq backed by an international coalition more than two years to dislodge a relatively small force of militants lacking heavy weaponry?
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 08:13

U.S. sees probable role in Mosul blast, probe under way

EghtesadOnline: The senior U.S. commander in Iraq acknowledged on Tuesday that the U.S.-led coalition probably had a role in an explosion in Mosul believed to have killed scores of civilians but said Islamic State could also be to blame.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 08:49

Iran urges 'war crime' hearing into US killings in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s top security official says US airstrikes in the Iraqi city of Mosul which reportedly killed large numbers of civilians in recent days should be urgently addressed in a court of justice.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 08:39

Iraqi troops seize main bridge, advance on mosque in battle for Mosul

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State for Mosul took control of a main bridge over the Tigris river on Wednesday and advanced towards the mosque where the group's leader declared a caliphate in 2014, federal police said.
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Publish Date:15/March/2017 | 14:27

Mosul victims treated for chemical agents as displacement accelerates

EghtesadOnline: The number of civilians escaping the fighting in Mosul has increased significantly as battles intensify between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, and some have been exposed to chemical agents, the Red Cross said on Friday.
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Publish Date:04/March/2017 | 05:31

Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counter-attack

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State fighters launched a counter-attack against advancing U.S.-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight storm, as the battle for control of the militants' last major urban stronghold in Iraq intensified.
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Publish Date:02/March/2017 | 13:17

Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping Islamic State

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents said.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 14:08

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces close in on IS-held Mosul government buildings

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled their way to within firing range of Mosul's main government buildings, a major target in the offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from their remaining stronghold in the western side of the city.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 14:39

Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Sunday, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city's government-held eastern bank with the ongoing offensive against remaining militants in the west.
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Publish Date:27/February/2017 | 06:45

Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western part of the city of Mosul, and put an end to their ambitions for territorial rule in Iraq.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:33

Iraqi Troops Advance in Eastern Mosul Amid Fierce Clashes

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing IS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:11

Thousands more Iraqis flee Mosul as military advances

EghtesadOnline: More than 2,000 Iraqis a day are fleeing Mosul, several hundred more each day than before U.S.-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from Islamic State, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 14:39

Baghdad blasts kill 25 as Mosul fighting intensifies

EghtesadOnline: Two bombs claimed by Islamic State killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday, as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul where government forces are trying to rout the jihadists from their last major stronghold in the country.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 13:56