the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as a defining symbol of Mosul - until it was reduced to rubble by the Islamic State group in 2017. Now, nearly eight years after IS ...

Many thousands of troops returned to Iraq in the summer of 2014 after the self-proclaimed Islamic State sacked Mosul and took over ... an on-again off-again war against Turkey since the mid ...

Since Oct. 16, when Iraqi forces launched a large-scale offensive on Mosul ... Iraq’s push against ISIS and the resulting flow of refugees. They speak to TIME LightBox. “War has practically ...

Efforts are underway to rebuild the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq which was destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) ...

and more might be opening soon after Iraq claimed victory this week in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and ISIS’ last major stronghold in the country. “But war is not finished with the ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches ... began a year after IS was defeated and driven out of the city, in northern Iraq, in 2017. Unesco's director-general Audrey Azoulay and Iraqi ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP ... other cultural sites in war-torn areas -- including neighboring Syria, which is now starting to emerge from nearly 14 years of civil war after the fall of former President ...

The Al-Hadba minaret in Mosul, Iraq has been successfully reconstructed after its destruction by Islamic State forces. Unesco led the restoration, using original brickwork to preserve its ...