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Monday 26 October 2020
The women were captured along with 800 children.
John Reilly talks to TheJournal.ie after his trip to Mosul directly after the siege.
IS-controlled areas in west Mosul became more and more crowded with civilians.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office said he was in “liberated” Mosul.
In neighbouring Syria, US-backed forces are facing fierce resistance from IS.
Covering the battle for Mosul is risky for journalists.
Jihadists also destroyed an iconic, leaning minaret.
Hammam al-Alil’s sulphur springs and reopened spa have become a spot where the soldiers fighting in Mosul and the civilians fleeing it meet for a rare moment of relaxation.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are still inside west Mosul, caught up in deadly fighting between Islamic State and Iraqi forces.
Iraqi forces recently retook the building from the so-called Islamic State group.
The fighting in west Mosul has forced more than 50,000 people to flee.
“There is never justification — none whatsoever — for the use of chemical weapons.”
The Rudaw news organisation described her as one of their “most daring journalists”.
A BBC reporter is on the front lines with the soldiers and is publishing regular updates.
The British fighter who died in yesterday’s suicide attack has been informally identified as Jamal al-Harith.
Iraqi forces have launched an offensive against Islamic State in the contested town of Mosul.
The stage is set for what could be Iraq’s bloodiest battle yet in the fight against IS.
The UN has warned about the risk to citizens in the battle-torn city.
Even though these international crises are overseas, Ireland has shown that these are issues close to home through their 2016 donations.
Refugees from the Iraqi city of Mosul have described the harsh realities of life under the so-called IS ‘caliphate’.
The deadly strike came as Iraqi forces battled jihadists deep inside Mosul.
Both Aleppo and Mosul are being besieged by pro-government forces strongly supported by foreign air power but the media coverage is very different, writes Tom Clonan.
Bodies were buried amongst rubbish in shallow graves.
In the past, Terry Kelly appeared on the Late Late Show, and spoke to RTÉ’s Philip Boucher Hayes.
Civilians are risking their lives to flee the city.
Isis said the man had killed himself yesterday.
“Do not retreat. Holding your ground with honour is a thousand times easier than retreating in shame.”
Western defence chiefs are already looking towards IS’s other major stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
Some 10,000 fighters are engaged in a huge assault to take back Iraq’s second city.
IS has claimed a string of deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad in recent days.
The city fell to IS fighters in June 2014. It is their last stronghold in Iraq.
Rasheed’s* mother is unable to renew her passport and as a result a visa application from her will not be considered.
Once a cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic hub, Mosul has become the last stronghold of IS in Iraq.
A statement from the regional government said that the girl had been “misled” by an Isis member in Sweden.
This year the group has destroyed much of the Palmyra, a World Heritage Site in Syria.
The militant was killed on Tuesday, according to the White House.
The US president has committed to continued air strikes on the northern Syrian town.
“We were pushed out of Sinjar, but even if (the jihadists) come here, I would rather die for this temple than leave Iraq.”
Meanwhile, Washington insists it is not ‘on the same page’ as Syria in their fight against Islamic State militants.
Christian families in Mosul are being given four stark choices: convert to Islam, pay a tax for non-Muslims, leave the city, or have their heads cut off.
THERE ARE 59 shopping days until Christmas.
Most retailers across the country will be closed until 1 December, losing out on some vital festive shopping business.
Many are depending on customers shifting to online sales during that time.
So we want to know: Will you do more of your Christmas shopping online this year?
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