Mosul Unrest

Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating ISIS group holdouts in the Old City, officers said.The country's security forces are in the final stages of the gruelling battle to retake second city Mosul, which they launched more than eight months ago.

A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from ISIS is unlikely to happen this year, the Kurdistan region's deputy prime minister said, dampening hopes the militants could be driven from the country in 2016.

The death toll in Iraq violence has gone up to 45 after more attacks on Tuesday evening, the latest in a spate of unrest sparking concerns the country could be sliding back to all-out sectarian war.

Violence in Iraq killed 27 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the country's cabinet discussed how to curb unrest that has left over 500 dead this month and raised fears of all-out sectarian conflict.

Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating ISIS group holdouts in the Old City, officers said.The country's security forces are in the final stages of the gruelling battle to retake second city Mosul, which they launched more than eight months ago.

A much anticipated campaign to recapture Iraq's northern city of Mosul from ISIS is unlikely to happen this year, the Kurdistan region's deputy prime minister said, dampening hopes the militants could be driven from the country in 2016.

The death toll in Iraq violence has gone up to 45 after more attacks on Tuesday evening, the latest in a spate of unrest sparking concerns the country could be sliding back to all-out sectarian war.

Violence in Iraq killed 27 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the country's cabinet discussed how to curb unrest that has left over 500 dead this month and raised fears of all-out sectarian conflict.