Israeli officials say it is impossible to defeat Hamas without killing innocents, a lesson they argue Americans and their allies should understand.
Tag: Mosul (Iraq)
The Human Toll
U.S. airstrikes have not lived up to their billing.
Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair
Iraq is home to literary traditions ancient and modern, and to legions of avid readers who find a new book more meaningful to them than a new government.
UNESCO Mosul Competition Design Prompts Outcry
The restoration is seen as essential to the idea that the Iraqi city has moved on from ISIS. But some critics say the plan betrays Iraq’s heritage.
A Path of Forgiveness After Unimaginable Loss in Iraq
An engineer’s wife, daughter and other family members were killed in a misguided airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition. But Basim Razzo would rather sow understanding than hatred.
Amid the Rubble of Mosul, Francis Offers a Salve for Iraq’s Wounds
The first pope ever to visit Iraq, Francis voiced sorrow and hope for a shrunken Christian community that has suffered persecution, and preached fellowship among religions.
In Iraq, a New Prime Minister Takes Stock of His Bloodied Land
In one city ruined by war, even the stones seem to have voices. They tell the stories of people who can no longer speak for themselves.
I Went to Iraq to Take Photographs. I Stayed On as a Medic.
My plan was to photograph women displaced by ISIS. But in Mosul, I quickly found myself trying to save lives.
ISIS’ Mysterious Leader Is Not Dead, New Video Shows
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared on video for the first time in five years, reasserting authority in the wake of lost territory and a major attack in Sri Lanka.
Can a Greek Tragedy Help Heal a Scarred City?
On the ground with the provocative stage director Milo Rau, who brought together European and Iraqi actors for a take on “The Oresteia” set in Mosul.