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ISIS Destroys Historic Mosque In Mosul As Iraqi Forces Close In

10:54am June 22, 2017

by James Doubek

Iraq's military said ISIS destroyed the 12th century al-Nuri mosque in Mosul's Old City, where ISIS fighters remain. Iraq's prime minister called it "a formal declaration of their defeat."

Iraqi forces advance towards Mosul's Old City on Sunday, an offensive to retake the last district in the city still held by the Islamic State. Military commanders say the assault began at dawn after overnight airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition.

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Iraqi Forces Launch Assault On Last Remaining ISIS Stronghold In Mosul

12:49pm June 18, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

About three years ago, the Islamic State was proclaimed at the Grand Mosque in Mosul's Old City. Now, Iraqi troops have opened what they hope will be a final assault to reclaim the populous area.

White phosphorous smoke screens were fired by the U.S. Army in November 2004 on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq.

U.S.-Led Coalition Has Used White Phosphorus In Fight For Mosul, General Says

8:34pm June 13, 2017

by Alison Meuse

It's the first time the coalition has admitted using the incendiary substance in the push to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. A general says it's used "to get civilians out safely."

Iraqis inspect the damage in Mosul's al-Jadida area on March 26, one week after a U.S. airstrike in the same area killed more than 100 civilians.

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Pentagon Blames 105 Civilian Deaths From Mosul Strike On 'Secondary Explosion'

3:50pm May 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The Pentagon has released its report on an airstrike in Mosul that left at least 105 civilians dead, saying ISIS had put explosives in the building that was hit.

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An Iraqi security forces mechanical digger operates next to buildings destroyed during fighting in west Mosul. A U.S. service member was killed in an explosion outside the city on April 29.

U.S. Service Member Dies In Blast Outside Mosul

6:41pm April 29, 2017

by Amy Held

Saturday's death is the second American fatality since the Mosul operation to drive out ISIS began.

Iraqi civilians evacuated from fighting in Mosul hand their IDs to a member of Iraqi special forces to check if they're on a list of suspected ISIS members. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have been fighting ISIS in the city for six months and more than 300,000

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As Iraqi Forces Encircle Mosul, ISIS Unleashes New Level Of Brutality On Civilians

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Jane Arraf

More than 300,000 civilians are still trapped in northern Iraq's Mosul. ISIS has kept them there as human shields to prevent the U.S. and Iraq from launching airstrikes and mortars against them.

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A boy in West Mosul on Wednesday in a neighborhood taken by Iraqi forces from ISIS militants.

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Civilian Deaths In Mosul Lead U.S. and Iraqi Forces To Change Tactics Against ISIS

7:11pm April 05, 2017

by Jane Arraf

The Iraqi commander coordinating the battle tells NPR the Iraqi military will slow an offensive pushing into the crowded old district of the city, using fewer U.S. and Iraqi air strikes.

Residents carry the body of several people killed during fights between Iraq security forces and Islamic State on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, yesterday. Residents of the Iraqi city's neighborhood known as Mosul Jidideh at the scene say that scores of

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U.S. Says Its Mosul Airstrikes Hit Area Where Civilian Casualties Are Reported

3:19pm March 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

As many as 200 civilians were reported killed in western Mosul, where a US-led coalition is fighting ISIS. It's not clear whether the rules of engagement have changed.

Medics tend to an Iraqi counterterrorism fighter injured in a clash with ISIS forces near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edge of Mosul.

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No One Was Prepared To Care For So Many Wounded In Mosul

11:29am March 05, 2017

by Alice Fordham

The number of wounded civilians and fighters is higher than expected in the battle to force ISIS from the Iraqi city. Care is coming from several sources, including U.S. forces.

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Iraqis walk at the Hamam al-Alil camp for displaced people, south of Mosul, on Wednesday, during an offensive by security forces to retake the western parts of the city from ISIS fighters.

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Civilians Flee As Iraqi Army Battles Remaining ISIS Fighters In Mosul

12:27pm March 02, 2017

by Alice Fordham

The battle to force ISIS out of the Iraqi city is displacing thousands. Many describe terrible conditions in the city. "We ate flour mixed with dirty water," says a grandmother. "It made us sick."

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