How did Iraqi soldiers wrestle Mosul back from the grip of ISIS fighters? In the summer of 2014, at the height of their expansion, the terror group managed to take ...

Netflix's war film Mosul depicts the intense 2016 Battle of Mosul against ISIS in Iraq. Viewers praise the authentic Iraqi ...

The Islamic State captured Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from the Iraqi government after a seven-day battle in June 2014. The US-backed Iraqi assault to recapture Mosul began with great fanfare ...

It was a decade of conflict in the Middle East, but the battle to force ISIS from Mosul stood out to one correspondent. We've been taking a look at the decade as it comes to a close and asked our ...

Reporting from Debaga Camp, IraqReporting from Debaga Camp, Iraq — Omar Turki defied Islamic State and fled the city of Mosul on foot last month with his family of five, the youngest just 6 months old ...

The 2016-’17 Battle of Mosul backgrounds an effective but generic true story about a rebel Iraqi SWAT team fighting to rid the city of ISIS. The past is supposed to be another country, but 2017 feels ...

A view of the mosque and minaret in 1932 (image courtesy LOC/Wikipedia) A view of the “leaning” minaret in 2013 (via Wikipedia) The mosque has an important role in ISIS propaganda, because it is the ...

In the documentaries “Peshmerga” and “The Battle of Mosul,” Bernard-Henri Lévy offers a portrait of the fighters trying to repel the Islamic State. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Omar* was standing next to his neighbours’ house in the Al Mansour district in west Mosul when he saw an ISIS sniper fire at a helicopter from their roof. In a matter of seconds, a bomb fell on the ...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- When Iraq's top generals finalized the plan to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, they gave themselves six months to finish the job. "It was the maximum time cap," Prime ...

Iraqi Humvees wind their way through the pockmarked streets of Mosul. The rattle of gunfire and thud of a nearby airstrike fill the air. Terrified civilians scurry across the road to safety. In the ...