Mosul
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Iran ready to reconstruct Mosul: Minister
EghtesadOnline: Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said Iran is ready to expand relations with Iraq, especially in reconstruction of the war-stricken city of Mosul.
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US, allies main losers of Mosul liberation operation: Iran MP
EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian lawmaker has hailed Iraq’s recapture of the city of Mosul from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, describing the US, along with its allies, as the main loser…
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Clashes Shake West Mosul After Victory Over IS Declared
EghtesadOnline: Airstrikes, shelling and other heavy clashes shook a small sliver of western Mosul on Tuesday in renewed fighting, a day after the government declared victory over Islamic State…
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Iraq VP appreciates Iran pioneering role in fighting Daesh
EghtesadOnline: Vice President of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki in a message released on the occasion of the liberation of Mosul from Daesh, has praised Iran’s efforts in fighting the Takfiri terrorist…
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Shamkhani congratulates liberation of Mosul to Iraqi nation, Ulema
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday that liberation of Mosul has its roots in leadership of religious figures, wisdom of…
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Zarif congratulates liberation of Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Sunday congratulated the Iraqi people and government on liberation of Mosul.
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Iraqi Government Declares Mosul Liberated From Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi traveled to Mosul to declare it liberated from Islamic State, three years after the city’s abrupt fall to the jihadists alerted the world…
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Honking Horns Hail the Liberation of Mosul From Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Three years after Mosul’s abrupt fall to jihadists alerted the world to Islamic State’s growing strength, territorial ambitions and barbarity, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi…
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Iran congratulates heavy defeat of Daesh in Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi congratulated heavy defeat sustained by Daesh in Mosul and called for collective campaign to dry up the terrorist group's intellectual…
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More Than 100 IS Fighters Attack Iraqi Forces in Mosul
EghtesadOnline: More than 100 Islamic State militants launched a counterattack in Mosul on Wednesday, killing 11 Federal Police and four civilians in clashes that were still underway, Iraqi security…
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Iran slams ISIL missile attack on school in Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Iran has strongly condemned the ISIL missile attack on a school in western part of Mosul, Iraq, which killed more than 80 civilians.
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Islamic State kills dozens of civilians trying to flee Mosul: witnesses
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State militants have killed dozens of civilians attempting to flee Mosul in recent days, hanging several dead bodies from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake…
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Mosul's east begins to bustle but healing a long way off
EghtesadOnline: Eastern Mosul is coming back to life. In the few weeks since Iraqi forces drove Islamic State from this side of the city, markets have opened and bulldozers have begun to clear…
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Iraqi general says 30 percent of west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces have retaken around 30 percent of west Mosul from Islamic State militants, a commander of the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Sunday, as soldiers pushed…
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Iraqi forces claim recapture of eastern Mosul after 100 days of fighting
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi officials said on Monday government forces had taken complete control of eastern Mosul, 100 days after the start of their U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State…
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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…
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In parts of Mosul, a semblance of normality despite war
EghtesadOnline: In some parts of Mosul, you can almost forget that a war is being waged over the city between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants who still control more than half of it -…
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Bombed Mosul bridge still lifeline for long-suffering civilians
EghtesadOnline: The rubble of a bridge blown up by Islamic State in Mosul to block advancing Iraqi forces has become a lifeline for civilians as more and more of the northern city breaks loose…
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U.S. general sees Islamic State's capability waning in east Mosul
EghtesadOnline: The declining effectiveness of Islamic State attacks against Iraqi forces in eastern Mosul suggests the militants are starting to run out of resources with the campaign in its…
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Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days - U.S. commander
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U.S. battlefield commander said, in a new phase of the two-month-old operation that…
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'Liberated' Mosul civilians not safe from violence, casualties rise
EghtesadOnline: Seven-year-old Anas lies in a hospital bed in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, his little body wrapped in bandages following four surgeries to remove shrapnel that shredded his…
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Iraqi police say ready to join assault on east Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Several thousand Iraqi federal police are ready to join the assault against Islamic State in east Mosul, a spokesman said on Monday, reinforcing troops who have faced weeks of…
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Iraqi troops pull out from Mosul hospital after fierce battle
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi troops who briefly seized a Mosul hospital believed to be used as an Islamic State base were forced to withdraw from the site, but managed to establish a base for army tanks…
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Islamic State shifts defenses to east Mosul: coalition commander
EghtesadOnline: Islamic State has brought its forward defenses from western Mosul towards the east as it fights against Iraqi forces in the battle to liberate the city, a coalition commanding…
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Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift 'justice'
EghtesadOnline: Whenever members of Islamic State's Mosul vice squad find a woman without gloves, they pull out a pair of pliers.
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Iraqi Army operation major blow to Daesh oil incomes: Commander
EghtesadOnline: Liberation of 60 oil wells from Daesh terrorists in an operation south of Mosul by the Iraqi Army has dealt a big blow to terrorists' oil incomes, Nineveh Province operations…
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Kurdish forces in fresh push to close in on ISIS-held Mosul
EghtesadOnline: Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on Islamic State militants in northern Iraq in the early hours of Sunday, as part of a…