Satellites Show Revival of Historic City Retaken From ISIS

After suffering widespread destruction during the militant group's occupation, Mosul has reopened some of its iconic buildings.
Yahoo

Historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation

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 ...
WESA

Mosul, 5 years later: Rebuilding a city from rubble

Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. In 2017, in order to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, Iraqi, U.S. and coalition forces bombed, shelled and razed ...
Artnet

Inside the Reconstruction of the Mosul Cultural Museum, Where a Team Works to Restore the War-Ravaged Building and Its Collection

Inside Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, glimmers of a once vibrant and beautiful metropolis strive to shine through its bomb-blasted structures. In October 2016, two years after the Islamic State ...
KTLA

Mosul Completely Freed From ISIS Fighters After 9-Month Battle, but Permanently Scarred by Reign of Terror

The entire city of Mosul has been retaken from ISIS, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced from the war-torn city Monday. “From here, from the heart of the liberated and free Mosul, by the ...
NPR

5 years since Mosul, Iraq, was freed from ISIS, its mosque is under reconstruction

The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It's now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city's comeback. The ...
Houston Public Media

In Iraq's Mosul, art springs up from ruins almost 5 years after the ouster of ISIS

A mural featuring portraits including many women in Mosul, Iraq, including celebrities like Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande. The artwork is on a wall where ISIS used to list its extremely strict rules ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

The battle for Mosul: How to free 1 million residents without killing them

Reporting from Debaga Camp, IraqReporting from Debaga Camp, Iraq — Omar Turki defied Islamic State and fled the city of Mosul on foot last month with his family of five, the youngest just 6 months old ...
WESA

In Iraq's Mosul, art springs up from ruins almost 5 years after the ouster of ISIS

MOSUL, Iraq — After ISIS took over this northern Iraqi city in 2014, women weren't allowed to show their faces in public. They had to wear black veils with just slits for their eyes and long black ...