“War has practically been a ... the Saddam and Tahrir neighborhoods of Mosul, I met Zainab and Murtadha. Murtadha had been injured the day before when a mortar fell on his family’s house.

Perhaps 700,000 people may still be in Mosul, the largest population to be present during an urban liberation battle in Iraq's war against IS ... to approach Mosul before they are ready to ...

The difficulties of rebuilding a site damaged by war The reconstruction ... the mosque. Mosul’s Christian sites, also devastated by IS, are being restored in parallel. Before 2003, the city ...

MOSUL, Iraq — Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque ... has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as it rebuilds after long years of war. From the pulpit of this medieval mosque on July ...

Yet the project is not over yet. A lot of time, money and manpower is still needed before Mosul's infrastructure is fully restored. There are still plans to create meeting places such as parks and ...