The sounds of combat were near and boats were arriving ... “The military operation to recapture Mosul is only the beginning of the story. Now I’m mostly focused on the destiny of the civilians ...

An ISIS militant uses a power tool to destroy an Assyrian winged bull at the Mosul Museum, Iraq. Ten years ago, the world witnessed a tragic moment as Daesh, a terrorist organization, filmed the ...

They announced the end of combat operations in mid-2017 when they recaptured Mosul. It took six more months to claw back the surrounding areas and announce that ISIS was defeated across Iraq as an ...

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.

and "Mosul" (2019). He looks at fighting in buildings and close-quarters combat in "Extraction" (2020), starring Chris Hemsworth; "American Sniper" (2014), starring Bradley Cooper; and "The Raid ...