Iraq's declared liberation from Islamic State militants in the northern city of Mosul. But with the number of civilian lives lost and the city now in rubble, some Iraqis are unsure about the future.

Mosul is an ancient city on the banks of the Tigris River, adjacent to the even more ancient archaeological site of Nineveh, ... Citizens, proud of their multicultural heritage, ...

The cities have been besieged by ISIS since 2014. — -- Separated by less than 250 miles, the people of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria are awaiting liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS ...

In 2017, the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS razed the city to the ground. Approximately 10,000 civilians died. Their families have spent the past five years trying to bring their city back.

Mosul’s predominantly Sunni population had for years complained they were marginalised by the Shi’ite-led central government, treated like second class citizens and deprived of decent jobs and ...

This means that only U.S. and French artillery strikes in Mosul, and U.S., British, French, and Australian airstrikes on the city are subject to review—a process which thus far has yielded ...

Younis said that Mosul’s reconstruction budget is $1 billion. However, Mosul is larger than Ramadi, the needs of which were estimated in January at $12 billion by the Anbar provincial council.

Rebuilding Mosul will be expensive, but rebuilding trust among Iraqis will be even more difficult, locals said “It needs time and a big effort” Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV ...

Mosul may be liberated from ISIS, but the group’s brutal rule is still felt by the city’s youngest citizens. Thousands of children came of age under ISIS control, and many were recruited to ...

False accusations can also be expected as the unfortunate citizens of Mosul curry favor among the new occupiers and/or settle their own scores.

Only in the final act of “Mosul” do we learn the true nature of the mission being carried out by an elite, rogue squad of Iraqi soldiers known as the Ninevah SWAT team, who operate outside the ...

But the mosque did not lose its value for the citizens of Mosul — in fact, it appeared on the Iraqi 10,000 dinar bill. In June of 2014, ...