Nineveh Governorate

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Iraqi Forces Seize Ancient Site of Hatra From IS

Iraqi pro-government forces said Wednesday they had seized the UNESCO-listed ancient site of Hatra from the Islamic...

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Iraq Forces In Push To Retake UNESCO-Listed Hatra

Iraqi forces on Tuesday launched a fresh push southwest of Mosul to retake the Hatra area, which includes a UN-listed...

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Dozens of Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strikes

Smoke rises from a neighbourhood in west Mosul, during an offensive by the Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic...

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UNESCO Raises $75.5 Mn To Protect Heritage From War, Terror

Seven countries and an American donor on Monday pledged $75.5 million (70 million euros) to a UNESCO-backed fund aimed...

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After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents

A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he and 17 relatives...

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Priceless Remains Lie In Ruins At Mosul Museum

It was once home to priceless archaeological treasures, but these days you get into Mosul museum in Iraq's second city...

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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul

Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS

Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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Family In Tears As They Flee ISIS-Held Street In Mosul

A mother-of-two sobs as she carries her young son down a street in war-torn Mosul following heavy clashes today between...

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In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage

The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...

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British Museum Training Iraqi Experts To Save Mosul Heritage

As Iraqi forces fight to take back Mosul from the Islamic State group, archaeologists trained by the British Museum are...

International

900 Civilians Flee City Ahead of Fighting

Some 900 people have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul and crossed the border into Syria, the UN refugee agency says. This...

International

EU ‘should Prepare For Returning Jihadists’

Kurdish forces are rolling in from the east The EU should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic...