42,000 displaced in Mosul

42,000 displaced in Mosul

(VOVworld) - Nearly 42,000 people have fled their homes in Mosul city since Iraqi forces started their operation to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS), said the International Organization...
Iraqi special forces enter Mosul

Iraqi special forces enter Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi special forces recaptured the State Television building in Mosul on Tuesday, capping a 2-week operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State
Iraqi forces advance on Mosul

Iraqi forces advance on Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi forces advanced on the city of Mosul from the east on Monday as an operation to recapture the Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Iraq entered its...
Syrian army retakes Soran

Syrian army retakes Soran

(VOVworld) – The Syrian army on Thursday recaptured the town of Soran, one of the largest towns in central Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, after being reinforced several...
Iraqi forces capture 20 villages in Mosul

Iraqi forces capture 20 villages in Mosul

(VOVworld) – Iraqi armed forces said Tuesday they had secured 20 villages on the outskirts of Mosul in the first 24 hours of an operation to free the city from the control of...
Truong Sa-Here we come

Truong Sa-Here we come

(VOVworld) – A photographic exhibition about the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago by Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) journalist Nguyen My Tra during her trip to the islands this June, opened in...
Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

(VOvworld) - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos who were thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during the...
US to send more troops to Iraq

US to send more troops to Iraq

(VOVworld) – The United States will send an additional 560 military personnel to Iraq to assist in its fight against the Islamic State, visiting Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced on Monday