Mosul

The battle to retake Mosul left heritage sites in tatters

Many old Islamic, Jewish, and Christian historical sites were damaged.

Scholar risked everything to tell Islamic State’s secrets

He stayed anonymous for more than three years, documenting Islamic State’s atrocities and the destruction of his city as the blogger Mosul Eye. Omar Mohammed, now in Europe, is done hiding.

Islamic State militant sentenced to death for smashing monuments in Mosul

Abdul Sattar Bir Qadar, spokesperson for the High Judicial Council, said in a statement that the court sentenced the suspect to death “Over conviction for taking part in terrorist crimes including the smashing of monuments in Mosul.”

Why did ISIS blow up the mosque in Mosul?

by Kishwar Rizvi

It was following a tradition established by Saudi Arabia.

Destroying Great Mosque of al-Nuri 'is Isis declaring defeat'

Iraqi PM denounces levelling of Mosul building where Islamic State leader declared a caliphate three years ago.

Rebuilding Mosul’s Library Book by Book

A campaign to restore the holdings of the library of the University of Mosul has received an enthusiastic response since it began three months ago.

What soldiers found when they came upon the Mosul museum

Thousands of artifacts had been safely removed before ISIS took over. 

Previously untouched 600BC palace discovered under shrine demolished by Isil in Mosul

The shrine is situated on top of a hill in eastern Mosul called Nebi Yunus - one of two mounds that form part of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.

What We Lack in Mosul and Syria that We Had in the Civil War

by Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh

A clear purpose.

Donald Trump Is Wrong on Mosul Attack, Military Experts Say

They said that Mr. Trump’s armchair generalship revealed a fundamental lack of understanding of Iraqi politics, military warfare, and military history.

7 Things to Know about Mosul

by Juan Cole

The Iraqi government has announced that the campaign to take the large northern city of Mosul back from ISIS. So what is the significance of Mosul as a city?

Now ISIS is destroying gravestones in Mosul

There are reliable reports that armed groups from ISIS have begun a determined and systematic campaign to destroy all grave stones in all the cemeteries of the city.

Mosul is an Endangered Historic City!

by Ihsan Fethi

"There are many lessons to be learnt by the world from this new type of conflict where it involves the high jacking of a historic city by terrorists with fierce disregard for history."

The Caliphate Brings Trauma

by Daniel Pipes

"Declaring the caliphate on June 29 was a major event; and the caliphate is an institution whose time has long passed and, therefore, whose revival bodes much trauma."

ISIS is destroying both Shia and Sunni shrines and buildings in Mosul

by Lamia Al Gailani Werr

"After the fundamentalists destroyed all the Shia mosques in Mosul and the other towns, they have now turned to the Sunni shrines."

CONFIRMED: the Shrine of Jonah/Mosque of Yunus (Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq) has been destroyed

The many photographs all correspond with each other. This has happened.

Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities

by Juan Cole

For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.

ISIS Rampages, the Middle East Shakes

by Daniel Pipes

This is the most important event in the Middle East since the Arab upheavals began in 2010.

Iraq Is Vietnam 2.0 And U.S. Drones Won’t Solve The Problem

by Leslie H. Gelb

The problem is the Iraqi government.

The Fall of Mosul and the False Promises of Modern History

by Juan Cole

The fall of Mosul to the radical, extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a set of historical indictments.