Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of historic Mosul mosque

29/06/2017 21:02

After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago, the Iraqi military said.

Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad

30/03/2017 10:01

Iraqi special forces and police fought Islamic State militants to edge closer to the al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control around the landmark site and in Baghdad a suicide truck bomb killed at least 17 people.