Mohammed Salem/Reuters Iraqi special forces closed in on the Tigris river that runs through central Mosul on Saturday, advancing in parallel with other troops and forcing the Islamic State ...

Mosul: Corpses, booby traps and snipers are ... has been from November 2015 to this month. The color of the Tigris River is inconsistent because the images were taken in different seasons and ...

MOSUL, Iraq — A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother’s Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 83 people ...

This week, the Iraqi military announced that its forces had reached the Tigris River for the first time in the battle for the key city of Mosul. The advance is seen as a significant moment in the ...

An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday “disabled” the fourth bridge on the Tigris River in Mosul, leaving the northern Iraqi city with a single functioning bridge and further ...

MOSUL, Iraq — A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother’s Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 83 people ...

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Iraqi special forces reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul on Sunday for the first time in a US-backed assault on the Islamic State (IS) group, and clashed with militants near a ...

In Turkey, navigating the river is difficult because of a series of highly contentious dam-building projects. In Syria, the Tigris is an international border. It wasn't until Mosul, a city carved ...

Since the Mosul operation began in October, the coalition has hit 112 watercraft on the Tigris River in Mosul. "We believe this was a desperate attempt to retrograde ISIL fighters now that the ...

Famed for its silks, Mosul was an economic hub of the ancient Silk Road, thanks in part to Yemeni artisans who settled there. Its bustling souks and soaring minarets, straddling the Tigris River ...

Reporting from Cairo — Iraqi forces this week reached a bridge over the Tigris River that bisects the city of Mosul, gaining a strategic advantage over Islamic State militants whom commanders ...