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Mosul

Mosul is a major city in northern Iraq, which had an ethnically diverse population of over 1.8 million at the start of the 21st century.

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DW Dokumentationen | Iraq's forgotten children

Iraq's forgotten children - The scrap collectors of Mosul

The Iraqi city of Mosul bears the scars of war and ISIS occupation.
ConflictsOctober 30, 202328:35 min
Mourners react during the funeral of victims of the fatal fire of a wedding celebration, in Hamdaniya, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Iraq: Funerals follow wedding fire that killed at least 100

People began identifying and burying their loved ones the following day, others rushed to donate blood.
CatastropheSeptember 27, 2023
A general view shows the ancient village of Aceredo that had been submerged by Limia river

Droughts reveal submerged historic treasures

As the climate crisis intensifies droughts, remnants of past towns and societies have reemerged from receding waters.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 17, 2022
An archaeological site on the Tigris, Iraq

The Bronze Age city in Iraq gifted to archeology by drought

Iraq's extreme drought give German and Kurdish archaeologists a chance to examine a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age city.
ScienceJune 13, 2022
A white graveyard amidt rubble at the Monastery of St George in Mosul

Rebuilding Iraqi churches as symbols of hope

Much effort is being put into rebuilding churches destroyed by the "Islamic State," as a message of hope for Christians.
ReligionMarch 9, 2022
An Iraqi woman makes her way through debris in Mosul's Nablus neighbourhood

In Iraq, IS families tolerated but not trusted

Returning families of IS fighters in Iraq must turn to local initiatives for help since there is no official path home.
TerrorismNovember 24, 2021
Deutsche Welle Strack Christoph Portrait

Pope's vision of harmony in Iraq needs everyday effort

Christoph Strack
The pope's four-day visit to Iraq was an exceptional spiritual and political event.
ReligionMarch 8, 2021
Pope Francis, surrounded by shells of destroyed churches, attends a prayer for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq,

Pope calls for peace in war-torn Mosul

On a historic trip, Francis urged Christians to stay in Iraq and prayed for "victims of war."
ReligionMarch 7, 2021
Irak Gerda Henkel Stiftung Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program

Rebuilding Mosul for the future

Much of Mosul's cultural heritage was destroyed under "Islamic State" occupation. Three years later, it's being rebuilt.
ConflictsDecember 27, 2020
Irak Mossul | Jüdische Geschichte

Reintroducing the Jewish story into Mosul's history

An Iraqi historian is collecting Jewish oral history and recovering documents for a virtual museum.
SocietyOctober 27, 2020
Dr. Amir Khalil

The vet saving animals from war zones

Doctor Amir Khalil has traveled to some of the world's most dangerous places to save animals caught in the crossfire.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 24, 2020
Hebrew inscriptions in a building in Mosul, Iraq

Jewish heritage survived 'Islamic State' in Iraq

Mosul's Jewish quarter miraculously survived three years of occupation by the "Islamic State" terror group.
SocietyApril 14, 2019
Rescue helicopter scans the Tigris for survivors after ferry boat sinks

Crowded ferry sinks in Iraq, dozens drown

The passengers were reportedly celebrating the Kurdish New Year when the boat went down in the Tigris River near Mosul.
CatastropheMarch 21, 2019
A mosque in Mosul (DW/Judit Neurink)

Driving out demons in Mosul

During the IS occupation of Iraq's Mosul, sessions were held in secret for women to exorcise demons.
PoliticsFebruary 2, 2019
Paintings of books on a mural

Iraq's Mosul celebrates cultural rebirth

Music is back in Mosul, as are books and paintings. Locals say things are even better than before the arrival of IS.
SocietySeptember 9, 2018
Ashwaq Haji Hamid at Stuttgart airport

Yazidi woman encounters IS captor in Germany

Attempting to flee her past, a young woman was confronted by her former captor in a small town in Germany.
SocietyAugust 17, 2018
Symbolbild Religionen

WorldLink: Faith, doubt and control

On this week's show, we meet a respected reformist Iranian cleric who’s hoping for peaceful change in his struggling country. We also introduce you to Father Nikodemus – a charismatic German Benedictine monk who says religion has a “hooligan problem” and we find out how IS victims and perpetrators are trying to rebuild their home town of Mosul.
SocietyAugust 10, 201858:59 min
Irak Reportage "Mossul 1 Jahr nach der Befreiung" | Ahmad Mohammed Abdulrahman

WorldLink: Mosul’s painful catharsis

Just over a year ago, Mosul was liberated by Iraqi forces after three years of Islamist terror and mass executions that saw former neighbors turn against each other. People are slowly returning to the destroyed city, but how to reconcile the victims and perpetrators and rebuild the trust that has been lost? This report is presented by Charli Shield.
SocietyAugust 10, 201811:46 min
Irak Reportage "Mossul 1 Jahr nach der Befreiung" | Altstadt

Life in the aftermath

Two cities piece humanity back together in the wake of IS occupation, Tahiti reclaims its Polynesian identity from French colonialism, and growing up as the first IVF baby. Plus a student's take on the ongoing conflict in Nicaragua.
PoliticsJuly 27, 201858:59 min
Irak Reportage "Mossul 1 Jahr nach der Befreiung" | Irakische Kampfmittelräumer, UNMAS

Coming home to Mosul

Just over a year since "Islamic State" fighters were expelled from Mosul in Iraq, residents are still trickling back, as experts race to clear the city of mines, grenades and booby traps.
PoliticsJuly 27, 201807:31 min
A suicide belt among rubble

Mosul: The deadly legacy of the 'Islamic State'

Booby traps and unexploded bombs are hampering reconstruction in Mosul's Old Town, a year after liberation from IS.
SocietyJuly 9, 2018
Ahmed Mohammed Abdulrahman is the mayor of a small Mosul neighbourhood

Mosul's difficult reconciliation

How do the victims and perpetrators of the IS regime live together in Mosul? An appraisal a year after liberation.
SocietyJuly 9, 2018
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie during her visit to the Old City in West Mosul

Jolie draws focus to refugee funding shortfall

Angelina Jolie was visiting the Domiz Camp in Iraq, home to 33,000 refugees displaced by the Syrian war.
ConflictsJune 18, 2018
Logo Mosul Eye

Documenting IS atrocities in Mosul

A young historian from the Iraqi citry of Mosul has founded a platform to document IS crimes.
PoliticsJune 11, 2018
An Iraqi family in their partially destroyed house

Iraqis forced back to refugee camps

Poverty and a lack of services are preventing rebuilding in Mosul, forcing thousands of people to return to camps.
PoliticsApril 29, 2018
Coffin of one of the workers being loaded onto the plane

Bodies of 38 Indians killed in Iraq arrive home

The remains of 38 Indian workers who were murdered in Iraq by the "Islamic State" group have been flown home.
ConflictsApril 2, 2018
Mass grave in Iraq

Bodies of 39 Indians killed by 'IS' recovered in Iraq

The men had been building a hospital in Mosul when they were kidnapped in 2014.
ConflictsMarch 20, 2018
Kinder im Irak

Grandfather brings baby home from Iraq

A baby born to German nationals in IS-held territory in Iraq has been taken back to Germany.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 2018
Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate

DW's top-clicked articles 2017

From Trump, to Brexit, to a nuclear plant bikini contest — here are the stories that grabbed your attention in 2017.
SocietyDecember 31, 2017
SDF forces fight Islamic State in Raqqa in 2017

IS facing imminent collapse in Syria's Raqqa

US-backed coalition forces claim they are about drive IS completely out of Raqqa.
PoliticsOctober 14, 2017
Irak Islamischer Staat Propagandafoto

What attracts Japanese women to 'Islamic State'?

Reports from Iraq suggest that as many as five Japanese have been detained after the fall of an "IS" stronghold.
SocietySeptember 13, 2017
Irak Flüchtlingslager Hassansham | Anerkennung von Ehen

Iraq's courts get creative after routing of 'Islamic State'

Where IS has been expelled, Iraqi society is in disarray. Lovers could only marry under the militants' watchful eyes.
SocietySeptember 11, 2017
Irak Bodenoffensive auf die Stadt Tal Afar

Iraqi forces 'recapture 70 percent' of Tal Afar

The city is strategically important as it lies on the supply route between Syria and the former IS stronghold of Mosul.
PoliticsAugust 26, 2017
Venezuela - Frauenmarsch in Caracas

WorldLink: Pushing for change

This week: Venezuelans in search of a better life in Chile, a German politician stirring sentiments over refugees and an anti-IS radio station in Iraq, eco-activism in Canada and the US, geeks in Gaza and a celebration to remember in Colombia.
PoliticsAugust 25, 201758:59 min
Irak - Mosul - IS

WorldLink: Dial for death

Alghad Radio, a rebel broadcaster was set up in Mosul to challenge IS who controlled the Iraqi city for three years.
SocietyAugust 25, 201707:30 min
Iraqi soldier looks at 'Islamic State' militant position in Mosul

Iraq launches offensive to reclaim Tal Afar

Iraq's premier has warned militants of the self-styled "Islamic State" to surrender "or be killed."
ConflictsAugust 20, 2017
Irak Armee auf dem Weg nach Mossul

Iraq launches offensive against 'IS' in Tal Afar

Iraqi forces have begun their latest offensive against the so-called "Islamic State," weeks after liberating Mosul.
ConflictsAugust 15, 2017
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Students return to school in Mosul

The schools in west Mosul opened for the first time since the city was declared recaptured.
PoliticsAugust 3, 201701:06 min
Vehicles used by IS for suicide bombings

Apparent list of potential IS attackers found

Interpol has received a list of 173 potential Islamic State suicide bombers - which includes the name of one German.
ConflictsAugust 3, 2017
A woman in a burqa walks across a square in Munich

The future of German IS brides

Time in prison alone isn't enough when it comes to dealing with German girls who joined IS and now have to face justice.
TerrorismJuly 28, 2017
Female IS fighters

How IS radicalizes teenagers online

No terrorist organization has mastered the internet as well as the so-called Islamic State.
TerrorismJuly 25, 2017
Children in Salamiyah camp near Mosul

Children survive IS hungry and traumatized

Children have been among those worst hit by "Islamic State" occupation and the battle to liberate Mosul.
SocietyJuly 25, 2017
Scene of destruction in Mosul

Germany massively raises Mosul aid

Germany has announced an additional 100 million euros in aid to help rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul.
ConflictsJuly 25, 2017
Screenshot Linda W. IS Daesh ISIS Deutschland

German jihadi schoolgirl 'could face Iraqi jail'

Linda W. has been treated at an Iraqi miltary hospital amid fears of retribution, and is willing to cooperate.
ConflictsJuly 24, 2017
Irak Mossul Rückeroberung Soldaten Fahne

Civilians struggle to survive after Mosul has been freed

After nine months of brutal fighting, the Iraqi Forces have freed Mosul from Islamic State militants. While police is clearing the city of explosives, civilians are returning to their homes.
PoliticsJuly 23, 201701:24 min
Singapur INTERPOL Global Centre for Innovation

Interpol says 173 IS bombers could be Europe

Interpol has shared a list of 173 alleged "Islamic State" (IS) fighters who may be trained to carry out suicide attacks.
ConflictsJuly 22, 2017

German teenage runaway found in Iraq

A 16-year-old German girl who allegedly ran away to Iraq to join the so-called "Islamic State" has been found.
ConflictsJuly 22, 2017
Fighting in Mosul, Iraq.

Bloody revenge in Mosul

Mosul's recapture has brought with it the torture and mass execution of "Islamic State" fighters and their families.
ConflictsJuly 19, 2017
Mosul with destroyed buildings

German police investigate women found in Iraq

A 16-year-old who converted to Islam near Dresden last year may be one of 20 people found in a tunnel in Mosul.
ConflictsJuly 18, 2017
USA Malala Yousafzai in New York

Malala Yousafzai visits a refugee camp in Mosul

Malala Yousafzai has visited a refugee camp in Mosul to highlight the imprtance of education.
July 13, 201700:26 min