The official said that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located in southern Syria in the city of Raqqa.
17 Jul 2017 2:19 PM
Army choppers strafed the Old City and blasts sent plumes of smoke into the air, though it was unclear if they were bombs.
13 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
The battle has left large parts of Mosul in ruins, killed thousands of civilians and displaced nearly 1 million people.
09 Jul 2017 7:40 PM
Iraq's Federal Police said it had made a new push against the ISIS holed up in the Old City.
17 Apr 2017 9:31 AM
Various members of the forces, Iraqi and foreign, battling the jihadists have disagreed in the past on control of territory figures.
11 Apr 2017 5:44 PM
After recapturing east Mosul, Iraqi forces last month set their sites on the west, where hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped.
12 Mar 2017 7:31 PM
Iraqi intelligence officials estimate dozens of IS fighters and sympathizers remain in hiding in eastern Mosul.
25 Feb 2017 3:33 PM
Iraqi forces hope to repair the airport and use it as a base from which to drive the militants from Mosul's western districts.
24 Feb 2017 8:38 AM
The market has become a place not just to shop, but to work and to talk to savour the newfound freedom of life.
30 Nov 2016 2:14 PM
There are still weeks if not months of fighting ahead in the battle to recapture the last IS-held Iraqi city.
12 Nov 2016 1:48 PM