What Would the Fall of Mosul, Raqqa Mean for ISIS? As Islamic State's control over its strongholds in Iraq and Syria crumble, the extremist group acknowledges that soon not much may be left of its ...

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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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 ...

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An ISIS militant uses a power tool to destroy an Assyrian winged bull at the Mosul Museum, Iraq. Ten years ago, the world witnessed a tragic moment as Daesh, a terrorist organization, filmed the ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years ... which is now starting to emerge from nearly 14 years of civil war after the fall of former President Bashar Assad. “This initiative is also a legacy ...

sometimes we fall short of words. That’s why it was a priority to bring it back. Yeah, 55 meters … That’s more than 150ft. So, the minaret must be visible from the outer limits of Mosul?

Iraqi police trainees at the at the al Furat Iraqi Police Training Center. Photo: Herald Post, Flickr. In the aftermath of the fall of Mosul to ISIS in June 2014 and following a fatwa issued by Grand ...

MOSUL, Iraq — 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 in 2017.