Iraq – Two years after Iraqi forces captured Mosul from ISIL, residents say neighbourhoods along the riverfront of its Old City risk losing their historical identity due to a plan by local ...

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Iraqi forces planted a national flag on the banks of the Tigris River in Mosul’s Old City to declare their victory, although fighting was still underway in one small pocket of the city Monday ...

Satabraq meanders the alleyways in the Old City of Mosul, a place that is both her home and a frontline. Dressed in red floral pajamas, she is led by Iraqi troops who laugh and play with her ...

Mosul, a crossroads of commerce and culture ... "The Kurds want to dominate us in our own city," complained a 22-year-old student, Abdullah Yousef. "You call this democracy?" ...

People trapped in the Old City of Mosul are dying of hunger because they have not received any food for almost three weeks according to a resident. In an exclusive interview with The Independent ...

This happened two days ago in a small neighbourhood in the old city called Dachat Barga.” The level of destruction in Mosul is worse than in any previous battle in Iraq, say senior UN officials.

MOSUL, Iraq --A bulldozed mound of dirt and ... low over our heads and exploded in the rubble behind us. Near the Old City, whole neighborhoods are flattened. The sheer level of destruction ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi forces pushed deeper into Mosul’s Old City on Monday after launching a final assault on the Islamic State group, warning civilians to stay inside and telling ...

The United Nations estimates 8,000 homes in the Old City were either damaged or destroyed in fighting. Although it has programs to rebuild homes in other parts of Mosul, they haven't reached the ...