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Iraqi forces in new push into Mosul

(Daily Mail)- Iraqi special forces threw themselves back into battle Saturday after a first foray into Mosul was blunted by stiffer than expected resistance from jihadists defending the birthplace of their "caliphate". While the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) fought the Islamic State...

Huge Russian bombing in Aleppo kills dozens of civilians

At least 20 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in the past twenty-four hour of bombing, following Russian air-strikes in West Aleppo and its surrounding areas. A squadron of Russian war planes bombed a number of villages and residential areas in "revenge" missions, following a...

Iraqi units clear Mosul buildings after advances

(Al Arabiya)- Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier, after pushing out ISIS militants in their drive to take back the city. Fighting continued in the morning, with both sides firing mortars and automatic weapons on...