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.

Since Oct. 16, when Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive on Mosul to dislodge ISIS fighters, more than a hundred villages have been liberated. But the battle for Mosul continues.

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For the children of Mosul, life took a darker turn when IS took over – as Hussein discovered one terrible day at school. On the last day of his short life, 10-year-old Sami* had something ...

Originally opened in 1862 in the heart of Mosul’s Old City, Al-Tahira Church was severely damaged during the city’s occupation by ISIS in 2017. The roof collapsed, large parts of the arcades ...

MOSUL — The minaret is reborn ... and it played a key role in its development. In 2014, ISIS raised its flag on top of the mosque, and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, proclaimed the birth ...

The militant known as Abu Khadijah was one of the most important members in the Islamic State’s global organization, according to Centcom.

Copy and paste the code in your html to embed this video, making sure to credit Cineuropa: The documentary questions what it means to be a son of Isis in Iraq today, a country that has fought a ...