Mosul’s Old City, once a battleground, is now home to a breathtaking work of art: two majestic alabaster gates adorned with ...

“There were a few days at the beginning of November when up to 10,000 people fled their homes on the outskirts of Mosul as Iraqi forces first reached the city limits. We watched as caravans of ...

Mosul's mosques, churches, and houses have been successfully restored after years of conflict. The restoration efforts aim to rebuild the city’s cultural and religious heritage.

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 ...

All are symbols of Mosul’s rich past and glimmers of hope for a flourishing future. For Shakir Mahmoud, a father of six who runs a small market out of his house in the Old City, the minaret was ...

as well as a series of traditional houses typical of Mosul art, demolished by Daesh”. Among these, he continues, ‘the famous “humpbacked” mosque and the Church of the Clock, as well as the ...

Saad Muhammed Jarjees, who lives in Mosul’s Old City, remembered how he used to look at the Al-Hadbaa Minaret from the window of his house every day — and how his heart sank when it fell.

Mosul’s Renowned Minaret Restored From Ravages ... They include market stalls, a few mosques and churches, and small houses built and rebuilt on top of each other over the ages.

I lost my voice. I lost my mind." Eighty per cent of the Old City of Mosul, on the west bank of the Tigris, was destroyed during IS's three-year occupation. It was not just the churches, mosques and ...