Despite its size and the presence of over 80 surrounding villages, the area remains without a functioning hospital, forcing ...

In 2014, the IS terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, systematically destroying ... mosques in conquered areas in Iraq and Syria. This area, the heart of former Northern ...

As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

located in Daesh-held western Mosul,” Colonel Ahmed al-Jubouri of the army’s Nineveh Operations Command said. “Daesh’s influence in the city extends beyond this area which contains the ...

Federal police chief Raed Jawdat said government forces had taken control of some parts of the Hammam al-Alil area ... year, Iraq started a massive US-backed campaign to recapture Mosul from ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — 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 ...