The IS fighters were not deterred by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh.
With the end of the final US-led coalition force in Iraq, the Iranians may feel they have a golden opportunity. But ...
In 2014, the IS terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, systematically destroying its many cultural ...
Board game, clay tablets and building remains shed light on the ancient city of Qabra and its cultural identity.
During the early years of the U.S. war in Iraq, Dr. Marr’s book “The Modern History of Iraq” (1985) was on the military’s reading list for intensive pre-deployment courses among officers ...
When asked if it was worth risking the life of a single U.S. Marine to turn the Gaza Strip into “the Riviera of the Middle ...
A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, in and around present-day Iraq. The study of these new tablets could reveal ...
You don’t counter the fantasy of erasing Israel by proposing the same for Gaza, writes an Israeli influencer whose family was ...
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...
This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘Trump sets his sights on Gaza property deal’ ...
An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of ...