Iraq Forces Retake Town of Hatra Southwest of Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday retook the town of Hatra, southwest of Mosul, on the third day of an operation that ...
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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 State group, the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 at ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 dating ...
Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS
Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves smashing priceless artefacts, police said ...
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 from the Islamic ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...