Mosul Archive
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Ancient city of Nimrud falls to Iraqi forces as battle to retake Mosul from ISIL continues
Posted on 14.11.2016 | No CommentsNimrud was battered when ISIL invaded in March 2015. Wielding drills, explosives and bulldozers, they set out to pulverize the city's 'idolatrous' heritage -
Mosul families living in squalor as fight against ISIS rages around them
Posted on 12.11.2016 | No CommentsThe U.N. says hundreds of thousands could be made homeless by what is turning into a protracted urban battle against the Islamic State. -
ISIL abducted thousands of families to use as human shields in Mosul. Those who refused were shot
Posted on 29.10.2016 | No CommentsIt is believed the families are now being held in buildings around ISIL's central military institutions, making it more difficult for coalition planes to target the jihadists -
Matthew Fisher: ISIL’s defeat in Mosul is now inevitable, Canadian generals say
Posted on 17.10.2016 | No Comments'Once inside the crust we will see whether they stand and fight to the last man or run away as they did in Ramadi and Fallujah' -
Battle to drive ISIL from Mosul has begun, Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi says
Posted on 16.10.2016 | No CommentsIraq's long-touted offensive for the northern city of Mosul has begun, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said early Monday morning -
New Islamic State video released shows captured British journalist
Posted on 19.03.2016 | No CommentsA captive British photojournalist has appeared in a new Islamic State group propaganda video purportedly from the IS-held city of Mosul. -
Battle for Mosul could delay scaling back of Canada’s military mission against ISIS
Posted on 09.03.2016 | No CommentsThe city of Mosul may be the key to finally defeating the so-called Islamic State on the ground, but the battle to re-take it could be long and bloody. What might Canada's role be? -
ISIL opens 5-star ‘Hotel Caliphornia’ in Mosul for its commanders
Posted on 06.05.2015 | No CommentsISIL completed extensive renovations to the 262 rooms, two restaurants and gymnasium, including destroying exterior carvings that were perceived to be idolatrous -
In new ISIS video, militants appear to damage and destroy artifacts at Iraq’s ancient city of Hatra
Posted on 04.04.2015 | No CommentsMilitants attacked Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, last month, officials and local residents said, though the extent of the damage remains unclear -
Iraqi Christians flee from Mosul after ISIS ultimatum: Covert to Islam, pay a tax or face death
Posted on 22.07.2014 | No Comments'We had to go through an area where they had set up a checkpoint.… They took... our things, our bags, our money, everything we had on us'
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Convert to Islam or face the sword: Iraqi Christians flee cities captured by extremists known to kill non-Muslims
Posted on 22.06.2014 | No CommentsAware of ISIS' ferocious reputation for murder and mayhem, thousands of Christians who lived in Mosul fled in panic when rebels captured Iraq's second largest city
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Iraq crisis: What does the future hold for Kurdistan?
Posted on 18.06.2014 | No CommentsWith Iraq on the brink of bloody sectarian conflict and fears the country could fall apart, the Kurdistan region in the north may have a chance to achieve the independence it has long wanted.
