# mosul - Monday 18 September, 2017
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
The women were captured along with 800 children.
# mosul - Thursday 3 August, 2017
# Saving Mosul
# Saving Mosul
John Reilly talks to TheJournal.ie after his trip to Mosul directly after the siege.
# mosul - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
# Liberation
# Liberation
IS-controlled areas in west Mosul became more and more crowded with civilians.
# mosul - Sunday 9 July, 2017
# Victory
# Victory
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office said he was in “liberated” Mosul .
# mosul - Thursday 6 July, 2017
# Digging In
# Digging In
In neighbouring Syria, US-backed forces are facing fierce resistance from IS.
# mosul - Sunday 25 June, 2017
# The Battle For Mosul
# The Battle For Mosul
Covering the battle for Mosul is risky for journalists.
# mosul - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# Destruction
# Destruction
Jihadists also destroyed an iconic, leaning minaret.
# mosul - Sunday 16 April, 2017
# Hope Springs
# Hope Springs
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.
# mosul - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
# Airstrikes
# Airstrikes
Hundreds of thousands of civilians are still inside west Mosul , caught up in deadly fighting between Islamic State and Iraqi forces.
# mosul - Monday 13 March, 2017
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
Iraqi forces recently retook the building from the so-called Islamic State group.
# mosul - Tuesday 7 March, 2017
# Mosul
# Mosul
The fighting in west Mosul has forced more than 50,000 people to flee.
# mosul - Saturday 4 March, 2017
# Mosul
# Mosul
“There is never justification — none whatsoever — for the use of chemical weapons.”
# mosul - Saturday 25 February, 2017
# Shifa Gardi
# Shifa Gardi
The Rudaw news organisation described her as one of their “most daring journalists”.
# mosul - Thursday 23 February, 2017
# Latest Offensive
# Latest Offensive
A BBC reporter is on the front lines with the soldiers and is publishing regular updates.
# mosul - Wednesday 22 February, 2017
# Jamal Al-Harith
# Jamal Al-Harith
The British fighter who died in yesterday’s suicide attack has been informally identified as Jamal al-Harith.
# mosul - Sunday 19 February, 2017
# Serious Dangers
# Serious Dangers
Iraqi forces have launched an offensive against Islamic State in the contested town of Mosul .
# mosul - Saturday 18 February, 2017
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
The stage is set for what could be Iraq’s bloodiest battle yet in the fight against IS.
# mosul - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
# Warning
# Warning
The UN has warned about the risk to citizens in the battle-torn city.
# mosul - Sunday 25 December, 2016
# International Aid
# International Aid
Even though these international crises are overseas, Ireland has shown that these are issues close to home through their 2016 donations.
# mosul - Saturday 10 December, 2016
# Living In Secret
# Living In Secret
Refugees from the Iraqi city of Mosul have described the harsh realities of life under the so-called IS ‘caliphate’.
# mosul - Thursday 8 December, 2016
# Iraq
# Iraq
The deadly strike came as Iraqi forces battled jihadists deep inside Mosul .
# mosul - Thursday 17 November, 2016
# Aleppo And Mosul
# Aleppo And 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.
# mosul - Tuesday 8 November, 2016
# Mass Graves
# Mass Graves
Bodies were buried amongst rubbish in shallow graves.
# mosul - Monday 7 November, 2016
# Terence Kelly
# Terence Kelly
In the past, Terry Kelly appeared on the Late Late Show, and spoke to RTÉ’s Philip Boucher Hayes.
# mosul - Sunday 6 November, 2016
# Door To Door
# Door To Door
Civilians are risking their lives to flee the city.
# mosul - Saturday 5 November, 2016
# Iraq
# Iraq
Isis said the man had killed himself yesterday.
# mosul - Thursday 3 November, 2016
# Iraq
# Iraq
“Do not retreat. Holding your ground with honour is a thousand times easier than retreating in shame.”
# mosul - Thursday 27 October, 2016
# Preparing To Escape
# Preparing To Escape
Western defence chiefs are already looking towards IS’s other major stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
# mosul - Sunday 23 October, 2016
# Battle For Mosul
# Battle For Mosul
Some 10,000 fighters are engaged in a huge assault to take back Iraq’s second city.
# mosul - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
# Mosul
# Mosul
IS has claimed a string of deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad in recent days.
# mosul - Monday 17 October, 2016
# Iraq
# Iraq
The city fell to IS fighters in June 2014. It is their last stronghold in Iraq.
# mosul - Thursday 29 September, 2016
# Family Reunification
# Family Reunification
Rasheed’s* mother is unable to renew her passport and as a result a visa application from her will not be considered.
# History
# History
Once a cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic hub, Mosul has become the last stronghold of IS in Iraq.
# mosul - Tuesday 23 February, 2016
# Saved
# Saved
A statement from the regional government said that the girl had been “misled” by an Isis member in Sweden.
# mosul - Monday 28 December, 2015
# Archaeological Treasure
# Archaeological Treasure
This year the group has destroyed much of the Palmyra, a World Heritage Site in Syria.
# mosul - Friday 21 August, 2015
# Iraq
# Iraq
The militant was killed on Tuesday, according to the White House.
# mosul - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# Syria
# Syria
The US president has committed to continued air strikes on the northern Syrian town.
# mosul - Saturday 30 August, 2014
# Iraq
# Iraq
“We were pushed out of Sinjar, but even if (the jihadists) come here, I would rather die for this temple than leave Iraq.”
# mosul - Tuesday 19 August, 2014
# Iraq
# Iraq
Meanwhile, Washington insists it is not ‘on the same page’ as Syria in their fight against Islamic State militants.
# mosul - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
# Iraq
# Iraq
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.
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