Mosul Dam collapse ‘will be worse than a nuclear bomb’
Warnings by scientists and environmentalists about an imminent collapse are dismissed by Iraqi officials as far-fetched. Floodwater will destroy the infrastructures of all the cities along the Tigris banks [Reuters] As Iraqi forces continue their military operation to take Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), another equally important battle to save the M
Inside Iraq’s Mosul: ‘We fear for our lives’
Families inside Iraq’s Mosul say they are living in fear and desperation as the military operation to retake the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) pushes on. Speaking to Al Jazeera on the phone from inside Mosul, Abu Yazan, 36, who didn’t want his real name used fearing reprisals from the group, said fleeing the city was “not possible” at this stage. Kee
Opinion | To Save Mosul, Arm the Sunnis (Published 2016)
Sunni fighters gathering this month in Shirqat, Iraq.Credit...Reuters WASHINGTON — Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has said that by the end of the year Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, will be liberated from the Islamic State’s control. As of this month, Mr. Abadi, a Shiite, has had two years to rebuild the Iraqi Army with the support of an international coalition. Unfortunately, the ins
Iraq war map: Who controls what
As fighting in parts of Iraq intensifies, a visual breakdown of the control of territory after years of war. After more than a decade of instability, parts of Iraq still lie in shambles, with several forces and groups fighting for control of large swathes of the country. ISIL, also known as ISIS, no longer holds towns and cities, but its fighters still operate in the desert regions around the Iraq
World's largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi'ite militias bury their dead
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The world’s largest cemetery, in Iraq’s Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation’s death rate increased with the war on Islamic State. The Wadi al-Salam cemetery, Arabic for “Peace Valley,” has a special place in the hearts of Shi’ite Muslims as it surrounds the Mausoleum of their first imam, Ali Bin Abi Talib, a cousin and son-in-law of P
Special Report: Massacre reports show U.S. inability to curb Iraq militias
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Shi’ite militias in Iraq detained, tortured and abused far more Sunni civilians during the American-backed capture of the town of Falluja in June than U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged, Reuters has found. An Iraqi Shi'ite fighter fires artillery during clashes with Islamic State militants near Falluja, Iraq, May 29, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo More than 700 Sunni m
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