Mosul: Islamic State is ‘a brutal opponent’, says US general
The head of the coalition forces for Iraq and Syria tells the BBC that the Islamic State group is “a brutal opponent” in the fight for Mosul. BBC News – Middle East
The head of the coalition forces for Iraq and Syria tells the BBC that the Islamic State group is “a brutal opponent” in the fight for Mosul. BBC News – Middle East
Some 900 civilians have fled Mosul, the first large group to do so since Iraqi troops began their offensive to free the city from IS, the UN says. BBC News – Middle East
Iraqi forces are “ahead of schedule” following the first day of the battle to retake Mosul from so-called IS fighters, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Middle East
Turkish-backed rebels in Syria have captured the symbolically important town of Dabiq from so-called Islamic State, say rebel commanders and monitors. BBC News – Middle East
Israel freezes co-operation with the UN’s cultural agency, accusing it of denying Judaism’s connections to the religion’s holiest sites. BBC News – Middle East
The US launches its first strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen after a US warship is targeted by a missile for the second time in days. BBC News – Middle East