Iraq conflict

United Nations estimates between 6,000-12,000 bodies are contained in the 202 graves documented in the report

Much of Mosul in ruins, thousands dead and wounded and nearly half the city's population forced from their homes

Oil-rich Iraq historically had very high literacy rates and primary school enrollment was 100% in the 1980s

End of the battle for Mosul will also leave Iraq struggling with thorny political issues

Like many buildings in Mosul, the school bears the signs of warfare

Khamis Khanjar said at least 3,500 civilians have been killed since the push into the western side last month

Reporter killed by explosive device near on a roadside

TV footage showed young men holding Iraqi flags and covering their faces, running away as smoke filled Tahrir Square

Mosul lies on the Tigris River at a crossroads between Iraq, Turkey and Syria and once prospered as a major trade hub

Yazidis were killed and taken captive by the hardline militants, who regard the Yazidis' faith as devil-worship