The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the ...

MOSUL — The minaret is reborn ... the Notre-Dame de l'Heure convent and the Tahera Church; heritage houses, the Aghawat mosque as well as the Al-Ekhlass school in the old town.

UNESCO As ISIS fled Mosul in 2017, the terrorist group left destruction in its wake. A leaning minaret that stood for 850 years was reduced to rubble. Church roofs collapsed inwards. Iraq’s ...

An EWTN News Special” delves into the roots of Christianity in Iraq and its history dating back nearly 2,000 years.

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 ...

Seven years after it was destroyed by ISIS, the iconic Al-Hadba ... the minaret and the church tower. This is the old town. This is Mosul, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious city.

It was destroyed by ISIS militants in 2017 and is ... because ‘it is impossible to imagine Mosul without the al-Nuri mosque or the Church of the Clock of Empress Eugenia’.

The IS fighters were not deterred by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh. They began destroying monuments, churches, and mosques in conquered areas of ...

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.

ISIS has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Mosul and taken its troops off the streets after a series of assassinations. The jihadist organisation, sometimes referred to as Daesh ...

Image caption, The roof and many of the arcades of Al-Tahera Church, destroyed under IS, have been fully restored Eight years on, the bells are ringing out again across Mosul from al-Tahera Church, ...