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    Mosul encloses the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh – once the largest city in the world – on its east side. Mosul is considered among the larger and more historically and culturally significant cities of the Arab world. Due to Mosul's strategic location, it has traditionally served as a hub of international commerce and travel.

  2. Mar 8, 2024 · Nearly seven years after Mosuls liberation, following three years of occupation by Islamic State, also known as Isis, Iraq’s second-largest city is bustling.

  3. 4 days ago · 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. Located 225 miles (362 km) northwest of Baghdad, Mosul is Iraq’s second largest city ...

  4. Jul 9, 2022 · Five years ago this month, Mosul was declared liberated from the Islamic State after a horrific battle finally drove the group out of the city. The battle’s scars remain to this day.

  5. Mar 14, 2022 · 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.

  6. 5 days ago · MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - It was the simple night-time act of watering flowers on his street in Mosul's Old City that made Saqr Zakaria stop and think about just how safe this last bastion of ...

  7. Apr 2, 2019 · It has been almost two years since the jihadist group Islamic State was defeated in Iraq's second city of Mosul following a battle that left thousands of civilians dead.

  8. Jul 20, 2022 · Five years after the liberation of Mosul, this iconic city in Iraq is on the path to reconstruction. The restoration of emblematic landscape and monuments of this thousand-year-old city is underway, leaving the devastation of violence and occupation in the past.

  9. 4 days ago · Iraq's Mosul springs back to life 10 years after it fell to ISIS. By Timour Azhari and Khalid Al-Mousily. MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - It was the simple night-time act of watering flowers on his street ...

  10. 5 days ago · The defeat of ISIS took years. However, Iraq was able to mobilize against the extremists.

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