Pushing into Mosul, troops find traps, kids hurt and heritage destroyed

Slow progress for special forces moving into ISIS territory from east, as militants keep up a desperate fight

• Nov 16, 2016

Iraqi troops find hungry civilians in Mosul

Soldiers turning their own rations over to civilians as they clear ISIS from neighborhoods in fierce battle

• Nov 15, 2016

Mosul operation is the beginning of the end of ISIS: U.N.

The U.N. envoy to Iraq confirmed he had heard credible reports of ISIS forcing tens of thousands of civilians to relocate inside Mosul for use as human shields

• Nov 9, 2016

Iraqi Kurdish fighters discover mass grave near Mosul

Fighters exchanged heavy fire with militants as they entered town held by ISIS east of Mosul; troops advancing south of the city discovered mass grave

• Nov 7, 2016

Troops and civilians suffer dearly as battle with ISIS goes urban

Iraqi forces try to cement gains as they push into Mosul -- a battlefield where thousands are living, or trying to escape

• Nov 7, 2016

ISIS counterattacks show tough battle ahead in Mosul

Human shields and barricades slow the advances by Iraqi special forces into the center of the ISIS-controlled city

• Nov 5, 2016

Iraqi forces hit with intense fight from ISIS near Mosul

Iraqi forces faces the most intense street battle yet since the offense against ISIS began nearly three weeks ago

• Nov 4, 2016

CBS News crew dodges suicide bomber near Mosul

CBS News' Lara Logan and a 60 Minutes crew narrowly escaped a suicide bomber near Mosul this week; and the camera was running

• Nov 4, 2016

Intense urban combat as troops push into ISIS stronghold

After weeks chipping away from the edges of Mosul, Iraqi special forces now pushing deeper into urban center, and facing stiff resistance

• Nov 4, 2016

ISIS may be using human shields in Mosul, U.N. says

The U.N. Security Council made no mention of support for the Iraqi military effort, but council members said they don't want to see ISIS fighters fleeing across the border into Syria

• Nov 2, 2016

Nature, ISIS traps halt troops’ advance on Mosul

U.S.-backed forces go door-to-door searching for booby traps left by fleeing militants as weather slows push into ISIS’ last stronghold in Iraq

• Nov 2, 2016

"Special forces have stormed in" to ISIS stronghold

Defenses weaked by artillery, militants now fighting Iraqi forces inside Mosul for 1st time since they swept into the city more than two years ago

• Nov 1, 2016

In dawn assault, Iraqi special forces near Mosul from east

Car bombers try to stop the advance, but troops aim to enter Mosul’s eastern outskirts Monday

• Oct 31, 2016

With new allies, ISIS outnumbered 4-to-1 in Mosul

Unease grows as thousands of Shiite milita fighters join push to kick ISIS out of key city in ethnically diverse area

• Oct 30, 2016

U.N.: ISIS using “tens of thousands” as human shields in Mosul

Militant group pushes forward with strategy of forcing people living near northern Iraqi city into city itself, official says

• Oct 28, 2016

As Iraqis close in on Mosul, the fight becomes more complicated

Dense civilian areas and an enemy that isn't afraid to launch suicide attacks pose challenges for U.S.-backed forces in critical fight

• Oct 27, 2016

UN prepares for possible chemical attacks in fight to retake Mosul from ISIS

Mosul offensive is largest Iraqi military operation since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and involves more than 25,000 troops

• Oct 27, 2016

Iraqi forces evacuate 1000 civilians from Mosul front lines

International Organization for Migration says at least 8,940 people displaced since operation to retake Mosul began

• Oct 26, 2016

Iraqis fear ISIS fighters could hide among fleeing Mosul refugees

At camps outside the city, adult men are separated from other refugees and interrogated

• Oct 25, 2016

ISIS launches payback attack

An American military adviser has died in the attack to drive ISIS out of Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul. Officials say his vehicle hit a roadside bomb and overturned. Meanwhile, ISIS forces attacked targets around the city of Kirkuk overnight. Security forces there tell CBS News at least 35 people were killed. Holly Williams reports from Iraq.

• Apr 23, 2021

Losing ground, ISIS opts for deadly diversion -- and payback

Militants launch deadly attack on another city as Iraqi forces close in on their last stronghold in northern Iraq

• Oct 21, 2016

Syria and Iraq in debate

One topic covered in Wednesday's presidential debate was foreign policy. CBS News' Holly Williams, who is covering the battle for Mosul, and Elizabeth Palmer, who recently reported from Aleppo, tell Scott Pelley what they thought of the candidates' ideas.

• Apr 23, 2021

U.S. military: American soldier killed in northern Iraq

It was the first U.S. service member to die from fighting in Iraq since the launch of a massive operation to retake the ISIS-held city of Mosul earlier this week

• Oct 20, 2016

Battle to retake ISIS-held Mosul

Iraq's prime minister says the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS is going "more quickly than" expected. The military offensive advanced overnight to liberate more villages on the outskirts of Iraq's second largest city. Holly Williams reports from north of Mosul.

• Apr 23, 2021

Iraqi forces tighten noose "quickly" on ISIS' last stronghold

As special forces advance from east of Mosul "more quickly than we thought," Kurds hammer militants from the north

• Oct 20, 2016

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