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Deputy tourism and antiquities minister Qais Hussein Rashid unveils a United Nations-brokered plan for "re-constructing touristic, archaeological and heritage sites" damaged by ISIL in Mosul.
2018-04-15

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares the end of the Islamic State's self-declared caliphate following the capture of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul.
2017-06-29

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have launched an operation to regain control of western Mosul from ISIL militants. The United Nations says humanitarian agencies are setting up in these older sections of the city where, already, food and fuel supplies are dwindling, running water is scarce, and electricity in many neighborhoods is unreliable for the estimated 800,000 civilians.
2017-02-19

Iraqi forces capture parts of Mosul University and several areas along the Tigris River from Islamic State militants.
2017-01-14

The UN reports 232 civilians have been murdered in and near Mosul by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
2016-10-28

The UN reports 232 civilians have been murdered in and near Mosul by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2016-10-28-middleeast-iraq-mosul-isis- (CNN)] [http:--www.nbcnews.com-news-world-u-n-says-isis-executes-230-people-uses-tens-thousands-n674446 (NBC News)] Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
2016-10-28

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of the Battle of Mosul, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, to retake ISIL-held Mosul, the self-declared caliphate's capital in Iraq.
2016-10-17

Satellite images released by the Associated Press reveal the historic Saint Elijah's Monastery near the Iraqi city of Mosul, the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq that predates Islam, has been completely razed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants.
2016-01-20

Around 20 people, including civilians and Islamic State militants, are killed in airstrikes on Mosul in northern Iraq.
2015-12-21

Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi endorses Russian air-strikes against ISIS forces in Iraq while expressing 'disappointment' with the U.S.-led coalition.
2015-10-1