In 2014, the IS terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, systematically destroying its many cultural ...
PRO-GOVERNMENT Iraqi ... army units, paramilitary police and special forces brings anti-Isis forces up to a fighting strength of more than 40,000. The involvement of Shi’ite militias has raised ...
Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques ... Three years later, a US-backed coalition in alliance with the Iraqi army and state-linked militias mounted an intense ground ...
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 ...
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.