The Khasfa Well Pit, located south of Mosul, was a mass grave where thousands of victims were dumped during the ISIS era. For ...

It was one of the arrival points for displaced people who had succeeded in escaping Mosul, the city under fire for weeks now. Later, as I was heading to the frontline, crossing dozens of ...

UNESCO’s experience in Mosul will shape its approach to restoring other cultural sites in war-torn areas -- including neighboring Syria, which is now starting to emerge from nearly 14 years of ...

“A journey into the peaceful, abundant and warm-hearted past of Mosul, now in ruins,” says Adalet’s award citation. I ask Adalet more about this journey and what his relationship is to Mosul. He ...

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, famous for its leaning eight-century ... It was destroyed by ISIS militants in 2017 and is now undergoing extensive restoration work as part of a broader ...

The IS fighters were not deterred by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh. They began destroying monuments, churches, and mosques in conquered areas of ...

Mosul’s Renowned Minaret Restored From Ravages of Islamic State By Khalid al-Mousuly MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret ...

In 2014, the IS terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, systematically destroying its many cultural monuments. Some historic buildings are now opening after reconstruction.It was ...

UNESCO’s experience in Mosul will shape its approach to restoring other cultural sites in war-torn areas — including neighboring Syria, which is now starting to emerge from nearly 14 years of ...

MOSUL, Iraq - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as ...

MOSUL, Iraq — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.