October 30th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT Shia militias step up offensive on western Mosul to cut off access to Syria The Shia militias and military and police units, advancing from the south, had captured seven villages by midday, according to the head of military operations for Nineveh province, General Najm al-Jabouri. Read more
October 25th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT While Ankara and Baghdad squabble, Kurdish forces repel Daesh attacks in northern Iraq
