Mosul

The pope will visit the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul which has a significant Christian minority

Producers hope to break stereotypes with their maiden venture, 'Mosul'

Many spend nights in prayer at mosques, others take part in games that in Iraq are reserved for Ramazan time

For nearly nine months, air strikes, mortar rounds and car bombs pummelled the Iraqi city relentlessly

Antibiotic resistance constitutes one of the biggest threats to global health says WHO

Beauty clinics emerge in what was once IS' capital

Iraq is 12th most corrupt country in the world, according to monitoring group Transparency International

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

More than 380,000 people are still displaced in and around Mosul as the city lies in ruins

After losing parents during IS's brutal three year occupation of Mosul, many children have turned to street peddling

Mosul women gather in the Iraqi city's Al Minassa Square, desperate to learn the fate of husbands and sons

"We don't have electricity or mobile phones to know the exact time" when the sun rises and the daily fast starts

A group of Iraqi university students in Mosul are salvaging its heritage and distributing aid

Over three days, 763 bodies have been pulled from the rubble

India will send a special plane to bring the bodies back from Iraq

Currently, we have identified 97 Mohammed Jassem Mohammeds. All of them can be arrested, only one is wanted

At the end of December, more than 3.2 million displaced Iraqis had gone home while 2.6 millions still lived away

Iraqi forces expelled the militants from the city this year after months of battle

The overall number of dead is higher if you include those targeted by Russian and Syrian strikes

Tombs marked 'martyr' have multiplied, as have posters of 'hero fighters'

Divisions across political, religious, ethnic lines will again rise to surface in Iraq

Other photos show men in padded bras as they attempt to slip out of Mosul

The true death toll of the west Mosul battle may never be known

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

In a bid to identify the suicide bombers, soldiers are ordering women on the streets to remove their niqabs

French colleague Stephan Villeneuve and Iraqi Kurdish reporter Bakhtiyar Addad, were also killed in Monday's blast

12 people are killed and more than 20 have been wounded, including women and children

It was the same mosque where Baghdadi delivered his first sermon

The mosque was of great architectural and historical value to the people of Mosul

Forces have encircled the militant group's stronghold in the Old City of Mosul

The journalists were accompanying Iraqi special forces during the battle to reconquer Mosul from the Islamic State

There are fears for more than 100,000 civilians believed to be trapped in the maze of narrow streets.

"We and others are ready to step in. Just how we do that is to be decided," EU diplomat

University's management hopes to have courses up and running as normal by October

Iraqi forces launched the operation to retake which has led IS to control just a handful of areas around the Old City

It's a radio talent contest with a mission showcasing the skills of the youth

The security forces are also conducting a major operation further north in Anbar aimed at retaking the last town

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

US-led international coalition is providing air and ground support for the offensive

The militias dislodged Islamic State from Hatra, which suffered great destruction under the militants' three-year rule

She was taken by the militants from the village of Kosho together with her mother and sisters

An estimated 400,000 civilians are believed to still be there, unwilling or unable to leave

More 300,000 have fled fighting since the offensive operation started on October 17

Islamic State allegedly shelled government forces with chemical weapons agents

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

Eastern Mosul has been recaptured from the militants and efforts are underway to rehabilitate football pitches

Several bodies were found hanging from electricity poles as Iraqi forces fight to retake the city

Government forces have been evacuating civilians as they fight to seize Mosul

The US military acknowledge that the US-led coalition probably had a role in the March 17 explosion

More than 200,000 civilians have fled west Mosul since the battle for the area began