He was killed by a mine explosion that injured two other French journalists

French journalist Stephan Villeneuve killed in Mosul: French media

'This is the last chapter' in the offensive to take Mosul, said Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi

Iraq forces start storming Mosul's Old City held by IS

Military commanders told AFP the assault had begun at dawn after overnight air strikes by the US-led coalition backing Iraqi forces

Iraqi Forces launch assault to retake Mosul's Old City

The Pentagon investigation blamed the toll on a secondary explosion of jihadist munitions

At least 105 civilians died in anti-IS strike in Mosul in March: Pentagon

Iraq's ministry of interior requested investigation after German magazine Der Spiegel published pictures of soldiers torturing civilians

Iraqi forces accused of brutality and torture in Mosul, investigation to start

Vastly outnumbered by the forces arrayed against them, the militants are fighting back with suicide car bombs and snipers embedded among hundreds of thousands of civilians they are effectively holding hostage.

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State in Mosul as battle approaches final stage

As of April 20, some 503,000 people have been displaced from Mosul, of which 91,000 have returned

As Iraqi forces retake another western district, hundreds more join Mosul exodus

The bodies of the victims were then hung on the district's light poles, a security official said

IS kills 25 civilians for attempting to flee Iraqi city

Iraqi forces, backed by a US-led coalition, have taken most districts of Mosul, Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq

Number of people displaced from Mosul exceeds 300,000: United Nations

The close-quarters fighting is focussed on the Old City surrounding the mosque, where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a caliphate nearly three years ago

Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque,17 killed in Baghdad truck blast

Iraq's military says there was no sign the building had been hit by a coalition strike, though a large vehicle bomb was discovered nearby

61 bodies pulled from collapsed Mosul site, says Iraqi military

Air strikes may have detonated an IS truck filled with explosives, destroying buildings in the heavily-populated area

US confirms coalition strike in Mosul district where dozens of civilians reported killed

'The snipers are professional, they do not care. Anybody that moves, they kill,' said Faris Khader, from al-Abar district

Islamic State gunmen target civilians fleeing Mosul by night

'When a political side comes to a...region, and has an armed wing, the fear is that this armed wing will be used for political interests'

Shi'ite aid convoys enter Mosul, bringing relief and suspicion

US?and Iraqi intelligence sources say the loss of territory in Mosul suggest the IS chief has abandoned the city

Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has abandoned Mosul: US intelligence

She said even the Saddam Hussein era was nothing compared to the battle for Mosul

'I've never seen such war' says 90-year-old rescued from Mosul

Iraqi forces are talking to civilians fleeing west-Mosul to try to weed out IS members

As civilians flee Mosul, a delicate search for jihadists

Up to 400,000 civilians could be displaced by the offensive as residents of western Mosul suffer food and fuel shortages.

Mosul under siege as Iraqi forces, Islamic State militants battle near airport

'Our forces are beginning the liberation of the citizens from the terror of Daesh,' Haider al-Abadi said in a short televised speech

Iraqi forces launch operation to retake west Mosul: PM

Samira Mouaki was covering the Iraqi frontline. Daniele Pagani wishes he was writing about her in any other circumstance but this one

That Algerian woman war reporter in Iraq

The Islamic State used the university, the second biggest in Iraq, as a base and to make weapons

Iraqi forces secure, retake Mosul University

Security forces say they are close to recapturing the entire east bank of the Tigris, which bisects Mosul from north to south

Iraqi forces fight IS at Mosul University, close to capturing areas along Tigris

Binali Yildirim's visit is part of a larger effort Turkey is taking to avoid isolation in West Asia

Turkey Prime Minister travels to Iraq to mend relations

Police and medical sources say 14 people died and at least 15 were injured in the attack meant to hit the city's Shia community

Islamic State claims responsibility for car bomb attack in Baghdad

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