In late February the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad released a statement warning that the Mosul Dam is at a “a serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning.” ...

In part, the decision to move soon is a function of seasonal necessity: By early May, temperatures in Mosul will be pushing ... Led by a highly experienced U.S. Army general, Sean McFarland ...

Iraqi engineers are warning that a dam which sits just above the bustling city of Mosul in Iraq is ready to ... was "ridiculous". The US embassy in Baghdad has urged American citizens to leave ...

The U.S. has launched 68 airstrikes against ISIS militants over the past 10 days, about half of which were targeted around a strategically critical dam outside of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city.

The battle for Mosul has taken almost nine months, left large areas in ruins, killed thousands of civilians and displaced more than 920,000 others. Commanders from the US-led coalition that has ...

The Iraqi army has ... in Mosul, after a long battle to recapture the city. An official declaration of victory from the government is expected soon. Iraqi forces, backed by US-led air strikes ...