Mosul
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Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul
Jan 1, 2022A proud student of a nascent film school in Mosul’s Old City cries “action!” as a budding Iraqi filmmaker yells “action!” as an actress clambers over wreckage in Mosul’s Old City. Mosul is still scarred by... -
Violence leaves 750,000 children in Mosul struggling to access basic health services
Feb 8, 2018Three years of intense violence have devastated health facilities in Iraq. Over 60 health facilities have repeatedly come under attack since the escalation of violence in 2014, severely disrupting access to basic health services for children... -
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
Feb 5, 2018The Iraqis who have come home to Mosul’s Old City knew it would be hard living in the rubble left by the battle against Islamic State, but there is one aspect of their surroundings they are... -
UK sends emergency aid to people in Mosul to rebuild their homes
Jul 13, 2017News Hour: Britain is sending lifesaving aid to help the people of Mosul rebuild their homes, their city and their lives, International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced today. This follows the declaration of Mosul’s liberation after... -
‘Victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul to be announced in hours
Jul 8, 2017News Hour: Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the next hours as Islamic State’s defensive lines collapse, state TV reported on Saturday. Air strikes and artillery salvoes pounded the jihadists’ last... -
Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City
Jun 26, 2017News Hour: The battle to take full control of Mosul from Islamic State will be over in a few days and an attempted fight-back by the militants failed, an Iraqi general told Reuters on Monday. “Only... -
Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul
Jun 26, 2017News Hour: Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of jihadists Sunday, eight months into an epic battle to retake the city. Three years... -
Iraqi forces free hundreds of civilians in Mosul Old City battles as death toll mounts
Jun 24, 2017News Hour: Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the quarter from Islamic State militants mounting a last stand in... -
Iraqi forces battle toward heart of Mosul’s Old City
Jun 23, 2017News Hour: Iraqi forces battled their way along two streets that meet in the heart of Mosul’s Old City on Friday, and said they aimed to open routes for civilians to flee Islamic State’s last stand... -
Iraqi forces launch operation to seize last Islamic State enclave in Mosul
May 27, 2017News Hour: Iraqi armed forces launched an operation on Saturday to capture the last Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement. The fall of the city would effectively mark the end of Iraqi...
