Mosul

The offensive to retake Mosul was launched in mid-October.

Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook said they are doing all they can to track down the Islamic State chief.

Iraqi army admit battle for Mosul could take months despite latest setback for Jihadists.

Stephen Townsend said assisting Iraq army without causing them insult is their biggest challenge.

American general tells Reuters that a new offensive is being planned against the jihadi-held city.

The delivery of aid is irregular, and dependent on security conditions.

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Shia and Sunni Imams from the UK, US and Malaysia visited areas previously held by the Islamic State.

Kurds warn West a de-radicalisation program must be put in place to reduce Daesh threat.

The reward for information leading to the arrest of the Isis figurehead has been increased from $10m.

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Researchers found more than 5,500 items ranging from mortar rounds to rockets and explosives.

Recapture of Palmyra is reminder of threat the militant group still poses despite suffering setbacks.

Control of the ancient city has been going back and forth between militants and government forces.

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Journalist John Cantlie was captured in Syria in 2012 and has appeared in several propaganda videos.

The fight for northern Iraqi city is still expected to take several months.

The Shia stronghold held out against Isis despite relentless suicide bomb attacks.

The cloudy skies act in favour for the militants as they hinder air strikes and blur the vision of Iraqi forces.

Islamic State has grown increasingly paranoid as senior commanders are killed.

UN says it has evidence Isis dishing out brutal punishments to civilians who reject their demands.

Many residents have chosen to stay in Mosul, preferring the risk of crossfire to spending the winter in a cold displacement camp.

Doctors have said they do not have enough beds or medical supplies as they deal with the influx of wounded.

Major-General Rupert Jones expects an even larger information trove when Mosul falls.

Iraq's defence ministry has said that Daesh media minister Ziad Kharoufa was killed in an air strike.

Christian militias liberating towns near Mosul find devastation in Iraq's largest monastery Mar Behnam.

French-born Rachid Kassim is linked to several terror attacks in Europe and praised the Nice terror attack.

Iraqi forces pushing deeper into Mosul found an Isis flag said to belong to an Australian working as a medic.

Isis appears to have massacred the policemen just one month before start of US-backed forces assault on Mosul.

There is an overwhelming sense of uncertainty as Iraqi special forces press ahead with their offensive on the Islamist group's last big stronghold in Iraq.