Photos: When militants forced 50,000 Iraqis out of their homes

An Al Qaeda splinter group seized control of Mosul, the second biggest city in Iraq, on Tuesday, putting security forces to flight in a spectacular show of strength against the Shi'ite-led Baghdad......

'We are safe at the hospital, please pray for our safe return'

The nurses trapped inside Tikrit Teaching hospital in northern Iraq have been advised not head for the airport unless they get an assurance of safe passage. Rediff.com contributor Upasna Pandey......

'Soon my daughter in Iraq will lose all contact with us'

Many nurses hailing from Kerala are stranded in conflict-torn Iraq. Their families reveal the horror stories to Vicky Nanjappa. As the Indian government makes all efforts to secure the safety and......

The real story of Tiger Zinda Hai: How India got 46 nurses back from ISIS

In 2014, 46 Indian nurses were taken hostage by the ISIS in Iraq. They were initially stranded at a hospital in Tikrit and later moved to Mosul from where they were freed by the fighters of Islamic......