MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers advance through the rubble-filled alleyways of Mosul's Old City, crowd around a rugged hole smashed through a wall, as battered buildings reverberate with heavy gunfire.

This phase will unfold in fits and spurts: one day 10 miles will be gained ... Image source, Reuters Image caption, The battle for Mosul could lead to a mass exodus and major humanitarian crisis ...

In October of 2016 the battle for Mosul the Islamic States selfproclaimed capital in northern Iraq began With unprecedented access BernardHenri Lévy and his team follow the Kurdish units and the ...

It’s part of the al-Nuri mosque, and famously, that minaret was leaning to one side ... limits of Mosul? Yeah. You can see it ...

Across three trips to the frontline beginning last October and under the echoes of snipers and shells two filmmakers tell the story of the Iraqi assault on Mosul the biggest battle anywhere on the ...

MOSUL — The minaret is reborn, the ablution rooms unearthed, the dome spared by the jihadist madness. The effect exercised by the splendors located in the Al-Nuri Mosque building site as one ...

Smoke rises from clashes during a battle ... one of the worst since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, raising questions about civilian safety as Iraq's Shia-led government tries to avoid alienating ...

Photographer Emanuele Satolli has been covering the battle for Mosul since it first started. He recently returned as Iraqi forces work to free western neighborhoods from the deadly grip of ISIS.