Upper Mesopotamia
Iraqi Kurds To Hold Independence Referendum On Sept 25
Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday,...
After Fleeing Mosul, Displaced Face Arrest Over Alleged IS Ties
After fleeing the battleground city of Mosul, Yusra Mohammed says her children were detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces...
US-Backed Forces Seize Syria’s Tabqa, Dam From IS
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Arab and Kurdish fighters on Wednesday captured the key city of Tabqa and its nearby dam...
A Strategic Prize
Syria's Tabqa, which US-backed forces entered Monday, is doubly strategic: it lies on the road to the Islamic State...
Freed From IS, But Iraq’s Qaraqosh Is Now A Ghost Town
In the Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, time stands still. The Islamic State group was expelled in October 2016, but...
Syria’s Kurds Hit Catwalk To Promote Traditional Attire
In a shimmering dress, Efin Hissu strides confidently down a runway to the beat of Kurdish music at a fashion show in...
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...
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...
Syrian Farmers Fear IS To Flood Villages Near Euphrates
Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to...
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...
Derik Governor Dies After Attack In Turkey’s Mardin
Turkey's state-run news agency says an official has died of wounds sustained in an attack on a government building in...
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...