Iraqi forces have broken into jihadist-held Mosul and recaptured neighbourhoods inside the city, but a month into their offensive, there are still weeks or more of potentially heavy fighting ahead.

On June 10, 2014, the city of Mosul — Iraq’s second largest, home to nearly two million people, built on and around the ruins ...

They are armed with wrenches instead of rifles and are rarely found on the front lines, but Mosul’s mechanics say they are indispensable to the fight against the Islamic State group. “If the Humvees ...

GENEVA – The displacement crisis in Mosul is likely to become more acute in the near term, as fighting intensifies in the densely populated western parts of the city, according to Bruno Geddo, the ...

"If the Humvees break down and the weapons stop working without anyone to repair them, how could we advance against IS?" says Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Rajdi, who heads the mechanics unit of the elite ...