Since Mosul’s capture by ISIS fighters in June 2014, Mosul has been a vital stronghold for ISIS. The largest city under ISIS control in Iraq and Syria, ...

Iraqis from Mosul expect chaos when ISIS is pushed out. In 13 years of war, when the army and its U.S. ally have taken control of cities, the military victories were squandered amid sectarian feuding.

The Final Push for Mosul: 'Matter of Time' Until ISIS Flag Falls in Iraq's Second City. Published May 30, 2017 at 9:00 AM EDT Updated Jun 04, 2017 at 9:16 AM EDT.

IRBIL, Iraq — The Iraqi military had planned on a big celebration Saturday, the third anniversary of the Islamic State's capture of Mosul, by completing the liberation of Iraq's second-largest ...

In addition, ISIS militants are badly outnumbered by Iraqi forces. About 100,000 Iraqi security forces and Kurdish militia have been involved in the offensive into Mosul and surrounding ...

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.

In West Mosul, 110 schools have reopened to welcome nearly 81,000 children. — -- Three years ago when Rauiya Saed was in the third grade, ISIS militants took over her neighborhood in West ...

Mosul is springing back to life. — -- Mosul is springing back to life. Almost five months after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over ISIS in Iraq’s second-largest city ...

In May I visited the front lines surrounding Mosul with the war photographer Yuri Kozyrev. We spoke with Iraqi, Kurdish, and U.S. soldiers involved in the battle against ISIS.

People in Mosul call it “the Biter” or “Clipper” – a metal instrument newly introduced by Isis officials to punish women whose clothes they claim do not completely conceal their body.

ISIS entered Mosul in this context in 2014. It drove into Mosul with captured Humvees and on Toyota trucks with machine guns mounted on the back. Mosul fell without much of a fight, in about 48 hours.

Further glimpses of life under ISIS rule are emerging as more and more refugees flee Mosul, the Iraqi city which is the focus of a major campaign to liberate northern Iraq from jihadist control.