Mosul Airport

Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum

ISIS jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said.

U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport from Islamic State on Thursday, advancing on multiple fronts towards the jihadists' last major stronghold in the western half of the city.

US-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIS-held western half of Mosul launched a major offensive on the city's airport and fought their way into a nearby military base on Thursday.

Iraqi forces,backed by jets and helicopters, battled their way to Mosul airport on Monday as they prepared to take on the ISIS' stronghold in the city's west bank.

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.

Iraqi security forces drove ISIS fighters from the centre of a town just south of the militants' main stronghold of Mosul on Saturday and reached within a few km (miles) of an airport on the edge of the city, a senior commander said.

46 Indian nurses who were stranded in war-torn Iraq returned to Kochi in Kerala on a special Air India plane today and had an emotional reunion with their families. Anxious relatives, clutching flower bouquets and hoisting "Welcome Home" banners, had been waiting for them at the airport since morning. The nurses were held captive by the Sunni insur...

46 Indian nurses who were freed by militants in Iraq on Friday evening are on their way to Kochi and will reunite with their families shortly. The special Air India plane that was sent to bring them back from the war-torn country will land at the Kochi international airport around noon. The flight made a brief stop at the Mumbai airport this morn...

The special Air India plane that is bringing back 46 Indian nurses who were freed by militants in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening is expected to land in India soon. The plane took off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan at about 4.15 am IST.

The special Air India flight sent to bring back 46 Indian nurses and over 100 others has taken off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. The nurses were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening.

A special plane sent by the Indian government to bring back 46 Indian nurses, who were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq, has not been given permission to land at the Erbil airport in Kurdistan region. Sources say the permission was denied due to some information deficit. The aircraft has been diverted to Iran, sources add.

Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday rejected an Iraqi central government ultimatum to hand control of its international airports to Baghdad after Kurds voted to create an independent state in a disputed referendum

ISIS jihadists are forcing children and disabled people into explosives-laden trucks and making them drive at Iraqi security forces in Mosul, a general from the US-led coalition has said.

U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport from Islamic State on Thursday, advancing on multiple fronts towards the jihadists' last major stronghold in the western half of the city.

US-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the ISIS-held western half of Mosul launched a major offensive on the city's airport and fought their way into a nearby military base on Thursday.

Iraqi forces,backed by jets and helicopters, battled their way to Mosul airport on Monday as they prepared to take on the ISIS' stronghold in the city's west bank.

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city.

Iraqi security forces drove ISIS fighters from the centre of a town just south of the militants' main stronghold of Mosul on Saturday and reached within a few km (miles) of an airport on the edge of the city, a senior commander said.

46 Indian nurses who were stranded in war-torn Iraq returned to Kochi in Kerala on a special Air India plane today and had an emotional reunion with their families. Anxious relatives, clutching flower bouquets and hoisting "Welcome Home" banners, had been waiting for them at the airport since morning. The nurses were held captive by the Sunni insur...

46 Indian nurses who were freed by militants in Iraq on Friday evening are on their way to Kochi and will reunite with their families shortly. The special Air India plane that was sent to bring them back from the war-torn country will land at the Kochi international airport around noon. The flight made a brief stop at the Mumbai airport this morn...

The special Air India plane that is bringing back 46 Indian nurses who were freed by militants in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening is expected to land in India soon. The plane took off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan at about 4.15 am IST.

The special Air India flight sent to bring back 46 Indian nurses and over 100 others has taken off from the airport in Erbil in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. The nurses were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq on Friday evening.

A special plane sent by the Indian government to bring back 46 Indian nurses, who were freed by Sunni militant group ISIS in war-torn Iraq, has not been given permission to land at the Erbil airport in Kurdistan region. Sources say the permission was denied due to some information deficit. The aircraft has been diverted to Iran, sources add.