The Irish Times

Yazidi children still traumatised by ordeal at hands of Isis

Survivors of horrific crimes face a legacy of terror, says Amnesty International

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 18:44

Air strike targeting Iran-backed militia kills six in Iraq – reports

Popular Mobilisation Forces claim attack hit convoy of medics north of Baghdad

Sat Jan 04 2020 - 00:53

Suleimani assassination a game-changer in US-Iran tensions

Killing of Iranian military commander certain to prompt wide-ranging repercussions

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 14:58

Suleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran

Donald Trump has taken his erratic presidency into treacherous territory

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 11:32

Being a black family in Ballyfermot: ‘There was no hostility’

Although Ireland was welcoming, finding employment was difficult for Somali science teacher Abdullah Hersi, who arrived in Ireland in 1991

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 06:00

Kurds and US gave Turkey excuse it needed to invade

US backing made the Kurds in Syria overconfident. They are set to pay a high price

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 01:00

Islamic State re-emerges as guerilla force in Syria and Iraq

Terror group still poses threat as it takes advantage of political instability to rebuild

Wed Dec 05 2018 - 12:19

US-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State

Drive to push out terror group was halted in January when Turkey began Afrin offensive

Tue May 01 2018 - 20:06

Islamic State: collapse on the battlefield

Thousands of foreign fighters returning to Europe and elsewhere will continue to pose a threat

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 00:05

Iraqi forces advance on Isis-held city of Tal Afar

Military leaders confident of recapturing one of last remaining Islamic State strongholds

Sun Aug 20 2017 - 08:19

After freedom, defiance and dreams of peace in east Mosul

Life slowly returning to normal for locals in Iraqi region liberated from Islamic State

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 16:11

After Islamic State what comes next?

Even if Isis is defeated, the attraction of its ideology is unlikely to disappear

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40

Iraqi violinist returns to Mosul to play concert at shrine

Ameen Mukdad was forced into hiding when Islamic State took control of his home city

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:36

Yazidis who fled Isis live in limbo in Turkish refugee camps

Having fled genocide, some 2,700 Yazidis unable to go home or find asylum abroad

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 01:00

Iraqi forces rethink tactics as they approach symbolic Mosul mosque

Coalition engages well dug-in Isis miliants at close-quarters in maze of alleyways

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 17:22

Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi flees Mosul, say coalition forces

Location of wanted ‘caliph’ unknown, but sources believe leader lying low in the desert

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 13:43

Inside Mosul: The fight against Isis proceeds, room by room

Militants remaining in Iraqi city captured in June 2014 are there to fight to the death

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 12:13

Iraqi forces enter Mosul from north for first time

US troops in more visible support role in new phase of operation to recapture city from Isis

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 18:55

Iraqi forces begin new phase of Mosul offensive against Isis

Pro-government forces push into eastern districts where battle has been deadlocked

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 09:43

Forces in fight against Islamic State may soon be fighting each other

Analysis: Defeat of the terror group could lead to the return of al-Qaeda in Syria and Iraq

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 15:55

Isis is using thousands as human shields, says UN

Militant group carrying out mass executions as Kurdish and Iraqi forces close in on Mosul

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 17:08

Islamic State using terror to delay advance on Mosul

Analysis: Scores of villagers used as human shields and oil wells set alight

Thu Oct 27 2016 - 15:28

Iraqi army tries to reach site of Isis executions near Mosul

Dozens reportedly executed in village to deter people from helping US-led offensive

Thu Oct 27 2016 - 12:03

Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul

Fighting expected to intensify with up to one million people estimated to be uprooted

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 19:51

Q&A: Why is Mosul under attack and who is involved?

Iraq’s second largest city has been under the control of Islamic State since June 2014

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 16:42

Iraqi army’s elite force pauses advance near Mosul

About 90 villages recaptured around Iraqi city as assault against Isis continues

Tue Oct 25 2016 - 18:21

Row between Ankara and Baghdad sidetracks Mosul operation

Turkish and Iraqi governments’ dispute casts pall on effort to oust Islamic State

Sun Oct 23 2016 - 16:33

Up to 1,000 in hospital in Iraq due to fumes from Isis fire

Hundreds left with breathing issues after Islamic State set plant ablaze near Mosul

Sat Oct 22 2016 - 20:27

Isis ‘using human shields’ as coalition advances on Mosul

Iraqi and Kurdish forces say they have taken 20 villages near Mosul as assault advances

Tue Oct 18 2016 - 18:58

Iraqi and Kurdish forces advance for ‘decisive’ Mosul battle

Ground troops supported by US-led air strikes seek to retake city from Islamic State

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 17:12

Mosul operation must ‘win the people’, says Iraqi commander

Assault to recapture city from Islamic State may see as many as 700,000 civilians flee

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 16:57

A lot at stake in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State

The city is Baghdad’s chief strategic, political and economic objective in the struggle for Iraq

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 16:12

Kurds warn of possible humanitarian disaster once battle for Mosul starts

Offensive to push Isis out of Iraq’s second-largest city nearly ready to start

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 02:00

Kurdish forces open front and tighten grip on Isis capital Mosul

Fighters capture strategic river crossing in Iraq backed by US-led coalition air strikes

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 11:05