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Air raid targeting IS militant kills up to 30 in Iraq's Mosul

Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul said up to 30 civilians died in an air strike on a district held by Islamic State this week. Locals said they saw at least three missiles hit the western Mosul al-Jadida area on Thursday, in a raid that appeared to target the house of senior militant...

Air raid targeting ISIS militant kills up to 30 in Iraq's Mosul

Residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul said up to 30 civilians died in an airstrike on a district held by ISIS this week. Locals said they saw at least three missiles hit the western Mosul al-Jadida area on Thursday, in a raid that appeared to target the house of senior militant Harbi Abdel...

Iraqi forces push onto Mosul University grounds

Iraqi commanders say that their forces have secured less than a quarter of Mosul University Saturday as they face stiff resistance from ISIS fighters in the battle for control of the city. Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil and Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said that Iraqi forces continued to push...

Iraqi Forces Breach ISIS Stronghold in Mosul

(The Wall Street Journal)- The campus is one of the two main facilities in Mosul that U.S. and Iraqi officials said the militants used to build bombs, develop chemical weapons and treat wounded fighters. Iraqi forces seized the other facility, a hospital, last week. “If they lose the...