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Battle in west Mosul could see siege, mass displacement

Iraq's U.S.-backed offensive against ISIS in western Mosul could displace up to 400,000 civilians and involve a siege in the densely populated old city, the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said on Saturday. The military and security forces last month recaptured the eastern...

ISIS command center destroyed in Mosul medical complex

The U.S.-led military coalition Saturday said its forces struck a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul, suspected to house an ISIS command center. The strike, carried out Friday, follows reports that the militants are dug in among civilians on the western side of Mosul and...