Sahel: How this African region became the hub of global jihad For two decades, the world's war on jihadism has been told through the ruins of Kabul, the streets of Mosul and the deserts of Syria. The Times of India · Jul 31
As the World Cup grows more global, many fans still struggle to get there FIFA has spent decades expanding the World Cup to include more countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East The Independent UK · Jul 1
Mosul celebrates Iraq's World Cup return Hundreds of fans gather in Mosul to watch Iraq face France at the World Cup, waving flags, singing and turning a city square into a lively fan zone. Euronews · Jun 24
‘We ran from monsters’: Once welcomed by Germany after IS genocide, Yazidis are now deported to a life of limbo in refugee camps The sun burns down on a small village less than 20 miles north-east of Mosul, Iraq. Milisia, 14, and her sister Madlin, 13, greet me at the gate in flawless, almost accent-free German. They lead me into the yard of a grey, rectangular, one-story building where their family rents a… The Conversation · Jan 23
Iraq's al-Nouri Mosque officially reopens eight years after being destroyed by ISIS The so-called Islamic State group detonated explosives at the 12th-century Mosul landmark in 2017. Euronews · Sep 1, 2025
Iraq reopens historic mosque in Mosul 8 years after Islamic State destruction Iraq's prime minister has presided over the reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in Mosul's Old City The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul The al-Khasfa site, near Iraq’s second-largest city, could contain 4,000 remains and possibly thousands more. Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2025
For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit was a rare moment of hope The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025
For the record Mosul restoration project | Nicholas W Zamiska | Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025
‘We cleared rubble with our bare hands’: Iraqis rejoice as shattered Mosul rises from the ruins City damaged during occupation by Islamic State group reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan as reconstruction gathers pace The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025
Iraq's Famed 'Hunchback' Of Mosul Rebuilt Brick By Brick The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. International Business Times · Feb 5, 2025
Uncovering Iraq’s mass graves: the painstaking search for missing loved ones – photo essay The country has as many as one million missing people after decades of conflict. Forensic teams face huge challenges to document human remains as families wait in hope of closure The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025
After Islamic State: how writers and poets are reclaiming the soul of Mosul IS burned 100,000 books when they occupied the Iraqi city. Now, as the arts flourish once again and help to restore social cohesion, the ancient cultural centre is being reborn The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Iraqis mourn Nasrallah, vow to ‘continue resisting Israel’ People across Iraq, from Basra to Mosul, take to the streets to show solidarity with Lebanese people and condemn Israel. Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2024
The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024 Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage August 2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Islamic State group’s genocide, in which thousands of people from Iraq’s marginalized communities, including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims, were killed in Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and the surrounding areas.
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2024 UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq
International Business Times · Jun 29, 2024 Five IS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
International Business Times · Jun 6, 2024 Three Iraqis Remember IS Horrors In Mosul A Decade On When the Islamic State group rampaged through Iraq's ancient city of Mosul a decade ago, the jihadists killed thousands, upended countless more lives and left deep scars among the survivors.
WEKU · Apr 16, 2024 ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
Salon · Nov 18, 2023 How U.S. war crimes led us here Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023 ‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion? Divisions among Israeli leadership and US doubts are complicating what are already ‘fiendishly difficult’ objectives
The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023 How popular music videos drove the fight against the Islamic State Almost a decade ago, the Sunni jihadist network known as the Islamic State (IS) declared the formation of an Islamic Caliphate after they captured the Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014.
The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023 Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding After the Islamic State captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-2014, they unleashed a wave of devastating human suffering and unprecedented heritage destruction.
ABC News · Jun 4, 2023 How Australian cyber spies used 'Rickrolling' to disrupt Islamic State militants in Iraq Defeating Islamic State militants required disabling their significant cyber capabilities — and pop star Rick Astley unwittingly played a hand in doing so.
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023 ‘I think of drowning myself’: the Iraqi families displaced by a dam – and homeless for 40 years The village of Jissary was flooded in 1985 to make way for the giant Mosul dam, and its people have been moving between makeshift settlements ever since. Now they face eviction again