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          Mosul

          Iraqi soldiers take cover during clashes with ISIL in Mosul on November 9, 2016. Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

          ISIL displays crucified bodies in Mosul to show it’s still in control

          WorldNovember 09, 2016
          A wounded Iraqi special forces soldier is treated at a field hospital in Gogjali, on the eastern edge of Mosul, on November 6, 2016. Marko Drobnjakovic / AP Photo

          Iraqi special forces fight a fierce, entrenched foe inside Mosul

          WorldNovember 07, 2016
          Smoke rises during clashes between Peshmerga forces and ISIL militants in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul on November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

          ISIL battles to hold on to town east of Mosul

          WorldNovember 07, 2016
          Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province. Stringer / Reuters

          Al Baghdadi’s speech sets a trap for the US

          OpinionNovember 06, 2016
          A girl who just fled Samah district of eastern Mosul stands with a relative as she arrives at Iraqi Special Forces checkpoint in Kokjali, east of Mosul, Iraq November 5, 2016. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

          Iraqi troops battle for last town south of Mosul

          WorldNovember 05, 2016
          A still from a video released by militants in July 5, 2014, purports to show ISIL leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi delivering a sermon at a mosque in Mosul, Iraq during his first public appearance. Militant video via AP

          ISIL leader Baghdadi urges followers to fight on in Mosul

          WorldNovember 03, 2016
          Iraqi civilians flee Gogjali, an industrial area on the eastern fringes of Mosul, on November 2, 2016. Bulent Kilic / AFP

          Iraq’s elite troops stretched thin by ISIL suicide bombers and pockets of resistance

          WorldNovember 02, 2016
          Iraqi forces converge on Mosul in fight to drive out ISIL – in pictures

          Iraqi forces converge on Mosul in fight to drive out ISIL – in pictures

          WorldNovember 01, 2016
          Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service take shelter after a mortar shell hit nearby near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, as they advance towards Iraq's last remaining ISIL stronghold on October 31, 2016. Bulent Kilic/AFP

          Iraq's 'Mosul Regiment' wants its base and honour back

          WorldNovember 01, 2016
          World in focus – best photos for October 31, 2016

          World in focus – best photos for October 31, 2016

          WorldOctober 31, 2016
          The battle against ISIL is being waged house-to-house in Mosul. Marko Drobnjakovic / AP Photo

          ISIL’s ideas must be destroyed

          OpinionOctober 31, 2016
          Bakr Mahmoud Mahdi, a presenter at the private Nineveh TV talking to callers on his live studio show, in Erbil, Iraq, which offers those outside glimpses of what is happening in ISIL-held Mosul, and also brings hope and encouragement to those still trapped in Iraq's second largest city. Fay Abuelgasim/AP Photo

          Iraq call-in show offers glimpses of hope to those trapped in ISIL-held Mosul

          WorldOctober 31, 2016
          Popular Mobilization Forces personnel fire artillery during clashes with ISIL south of Mosul. Reuters

          What ISIL really wants from the battle for Mosul

          OpinionOctober 30, 2016
          Iraqi forces pound ISIL positions in the battle for Mosul - in pictures

          Iraqi forces pound ISIL positions in the battle for Mosul - in pictures

          WorldOctober 30, 2016
          An Iraqi special forces soldier looks down the entrance of a tunnel used by ISIL fighters inside a restaurant in Bazwaya, east of Mosul, on October 27, 2016. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

          Up to 900 ISIL fighters killed in Mosul battle, US says

          WorldOctober 27, 2016
          Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his supporters during a rally in Gaziantep (EPA/SEDAT SUNA)

          After 400 years, the clash of competing empires continues

          OpinionOctober 27, 2016
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