A project to restore the ancient Iraqi city of Mosul would not have been possible without the UAE’s support, director-general ...
whole families with kids and old people, they run from one house to another, looking for a safer corner. When I entered a house somewhere between the Saddam and Tahrir neighborhoods of Mosul, I ...
The bloodiest battles focused on the Old City, where the group's fighters made a last stand. Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area ...
All are symbols of Mosul’s rich past and glimmers of hope for a flourishing future. For Shakir Mahmoud, a father of six who runs a small market out of his house in the Old City, the minaret was ...
The last synagogue in Mosul, which had already fallen into disrepair before being destroyed by ISIS, received no attention. The Jewish cemeteries, some of which contained centuries-old graves ...
It's as if our souls have finally found peace," added the 52-year-old, wearing a long traditional Iraqi abaya, or robe. Eighty percent of Mosul's old city was destroyed in the fight against IS ...
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 it rebuilds ...
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 ...
The bloodiest battles focused on the Old City, where the group's fighters made a last stand. Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area ...