KHAZER, Iraq -- Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City Monday, eight years after the ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi special forces fighting Islamic State militants in the northern city of Mosul seized a new neighborhood on Friday and took full control of a densely-populated neighborhood, where ...

In Iraq, U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a campaign to retake western Mosul from ISIS on Sunday, as the U.S. increased airstrikes against the militants in the city. Human rights groups are warning ...

BAGHDAD (AP) Backed by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces fought their way Thursday into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city’s airport, taking ...

Officials said 10 villages have already been freed. — -- The Iraqi and Kurdish offensive on Mosul is "ahead of schedule" after the operation's first day, a Pentagon official said today. Only a ...

New videos surfaced of Iraqi security forces beating and executing prisoners. — -- New videos surfaced online this week that allegedly show U.S.-supported Iraqi security forces severely beating ...