Mosul is considered among the larger, more historically- and culturally-significant cities of the Arab world. Due to its strategic, central location, it has traditionally served as one of the hubs of international commerce and travel in the region.

1 day ago · MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.. Nearly eight years after IS militants were driven out of the city, the minaret has been rebuilt as part of a massive internationally-funded reconstruction project in the …

1 day ago · MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group ...

1 day ago · Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da’esh invaded Iraq’s second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks in a bid to erase its history and impose a bleak and repressive future on the nearly two million people who lived there. Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war ...

1 day ago · MOSUL – For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017.

1 day ago · Mosul’s Christian sites, also devastated by IS, are being restored in parallel. Before 2003, the city was home to around 50,000 Christians. Many fled when IS seized control in 2014, and today ...

3 days ago · Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from the Iraqi city's takeover by the extremist Islamic State (IS) group ...

The Battle of Mosul (Arabic: معركة الموصل, Ma'rakat al-Mawṣil) was a major battle initiated by the Iraqi Government forces with allied forces [a] to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIL), which had seized the city years prior in June 2014.

Dec 5, 2024 · Mosul, city, capital of Nīnawā muḥāfaẓah (governorate), northwestern Iraq. From its original site on the western bank of the Tigris River, the modern city expanded to the eastern bank and now encircles the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.

Jun 10, 2024 · Mosul has new bridges, souk, restaurants, cultural life; But long way to go before Mosul sheds ISIS legacy