42,000 displaced in Mosul

42,000 displaced in Mosul

(VOVworld) - Nearly 42,000 people have fled their homes in Mosul city since Iraqi forces started their operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS), said the International Organization...
IS claims car bomb in Diyarbakir

IS claims car bomb in Diyarbakir

(VOVworld) – The Islamic State (IS) on Friday claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack in Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey
Iraqi task force enters Mosul

Iraqi task force enters Mosul

(VOVworld) - Iraq’s special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by IS fighters who hold the city
Iraqi special forces enter Mosul

Iraqi special forces enter Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi special forces recaptured the State Television building in Mosul on Tuesday, capping a 2-week operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State
600,000 children trapped in Mosul

600,000 children trapped in Mosul

(VOVworld) - Some 600,000 children are among the civilians trapped in jihadist-held Mosul, Save The Children said on Tuesday, calling for safe corridors as Iraqi forces advance on the...
Iraqi forces advance on Mosul

Iraqi forces advance on Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi forces advanced on the city of Mosul from the east on Monday as an operation to recapture the Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Iraq entered its...
Mosul on the verge of a humanitarian crisis

Mosul on the verge of a humanitarian crisis

(VOVworld) – The joint operation to retake Mosul by the Iraqi army and the US-led coalition forces has entered the final fierce phase. The lives of more than 1 million civilians...
Turkey vows to press Syria offensive

Turkey vows to press Syria offensive

(VOVworld) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that Ankara will pursue its military offensive in Syria until the Islamic State (IS) is driven from the town of al...
Russia continues to halt airstrike in Aleppo

Russia continues to halt airstrike in Aleppo

(VOVworld) – Russian and Syrian warplanes have halted flights near Aleppo and the no-fly policy will be extended, said Sergei Rudskoi, chief of the Russian General Staff’s main operations department...
Retaking Mosul campaign faces hurdles

Retaking Mosul campaign faces hurdles

(VOVworld) - The Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Iraq said on Sunday that during the military campaign to retake Mosul city from the IS, they didn’t receive extensive air support from...
Iraqi forces capture 20 villages in Mosul

Iraqi forces capture 20 villages in Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi armed forces said Tuesday they had secured 20 villages on the outskirts of Mosul in the first 24 hours of an operation to free the city from the control of...
Iraq begins operation to retake Mosul

Iraq begins operation to retake Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Monday that operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group have begun