Iraq’s shoemakers revive their ancient craft ⊕
Mosul’s shoemakers are restoring an ancient craft, creating jobs and hope after years of conflict.
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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.
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.
‘I live for a chance to leave Iraq’: how I survived torture and slavery at the hands of Islamic State
A decade on from being freed, a Yazidi woman tells how she endured being abducted by militants when she was aged nine
My childhood living in a village in northern Iraq near the city of Mosul was rich …
4 months ago
Iraq reopens Mosul airport 11 years after ISIL conflict, destruction
Airport, which has not been operational since the group seized Mosul in 2014, will have a main terminal and VIP lounge.
7 months ago
What’s missing from Alex Garland’s Iraq movie Warfare? Context, motivation and, for the most part, Iraqis | Peter Beaumont
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I was there with US soldiers in 2006 and can see why the film-makers zoomed in on them so closely. But it results in glaring flaws
Think back to 2006. Iraq was at the peak of its conflicts. A horrific…
9 months ago
‘We cleared rubble with our bare hands’: Iraqis rejoice as shattered Mosul rises from the ruins
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City damaged during occupation by Islamic State group reopens 850-year-old mosque in time for Ramadan as reconstruction gathers pace
In the small courtyard of Sara’s grandmother’s house, children ar…
10 months ago
Before and after: Mosul’s historic landmarks rebuilt after IS destruction
Some 80% of the Old City of Mosul, in northern Iraq, was destroyed under the Islamic State group.
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