July 2017

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Thursday regained control of Imam Gharbi, a village south of Mosul, from Islamic State militants who seized it as they defended their stronghold in the city was collapsing, Iraqi police said.The…

The last major Iraqi city held by Islamic State has been taken over by Iraqi government forces, the US-led coalition confirmed on Monday.Iraqi security forces continued to clear Mosul's old city of explosive devices, but "Mosul is now…