Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the ... "I can't describe the feeling I had because after seeing all the destruction that happened there, I thought I would never be able to come back ...

Reflection on ISIS’s destruction of the city permits renewed consideration of the importance of beauty. Following a long, exhausting campaign, Iraqi forces successfully retook control of Mosul.

The Khasfa Well Pit, located south of Mosul, was a mass grave where thousands of victims were dumped during the ISIS era. For more than six years, the site remained covered with sand. Now ...

The Iraqi Minister of Culture stated on Sunday that efforts are being exerted to restore the ancient city of Nimrud in ...

In June 2014, ISIS launched an all-out offensive in northern and western Iraq, seizing large swathes of territory, including ...

Sura Noori arrived in Mosul prepared to see destruction. She had seen it already, from afar—in news footage, on social media, in satellite photos. She was there to bring power back to a city ...

Warplanes bombed IS positions in Mosul's airport ... Image caption, Unesco has denounced the destruction of Iraq's heritage as a "war crime" The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

The destruction of Nimrud city drew widespread ... Located 32 km south of Mosul and 360 km north of Baghdad, Nimrud was the capital of the Assyrian Empire between approximately 1250 BC and 610 ...