A member of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitaries sits facing a sinkhole near the village of Athbah, Iraq, on Feb. 26. (Aris ...

MOSUL, Iraq – When fighting closed in on his neighbourhood in Mosul, father of three Nashwan’s brother warned him it was time to leave. Hours later, the family home was partially destroyed. “My ...

Symbol of ISIS defeat and the disaster of the war, the Al-Nuri Mosque has been restored along with Mosul city. A symbol of how a city can rise again from the ruins of war, the al-Nuri mosque is being ...

Families from the area have sought sanctuary at the Mar Mattai monastery. —MAR MATTAI MONASTERY, Iraq -- Nestled into the side of Mount Alfaf, the imposing Mar Mattai monastery looks down onto ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi military commanders should prevent militias with records of serious abuses from taking part in a planned offensive on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, campaign group ...

Officials said 10 villages have already been freed. — -- The Iraqi and Kurdish offensive on Mosul is "ahead of schedule" after the operation's first day, a Pentagon official said today. Only a ...

MOSUL, Iraq — It’s not a pretty sight: Sagging skeletons of two- and three-story buildings under a threatening gray sky. Abandoned shops with corrugated iron fronts riddled by bullet holes. And amid ...

More than 50 civilians have been killed or injured by landmines since Friday night as they fled a village about 9 miles west of Mosul, Iraq's Federal Police said in a tweet Saturday. Residents in the ...