Iraqi troops
Iraqi troops this week overwhelmed Kurdish forces in oil-rich Kirkuk, days after ousting the IS group, marks a radical change in the balance of power.
The battle to take full control of Mosul from IS will be over in a few days, an Iraqi general said
Iraqi troops have captured Mosul's al-Faruq neighborhood, in the northwestern side of the Old City, from Islamic State militants
Thousands more people are fleeing Mosul every day since Iraqi troops began their push into the last Islamic State-held areas of the city last week.
