Agence France Presse August 7, 2009. The worshippers were attacked as they left a Shiite mosque in the north of the city after the weekly Muslim Friday prayers.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. April 30, 2009. A unique civilization that has existed in Iraq for thousands of years, the marsh Arabs survived Saddam but now are losing a battle against nature.
Institute for War and Peace ReportingApril 10, 2009. The Islamic State of Iraq has established its tightest grip in Mosul, where it has fought to impose its strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Emad al-Shara, Zaineb Naji, Daud Salman, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. March 18, 2009. Iraqis are doubtful that incoming provincial councils will boost employment, curb corruption or bring basic needs like water to their homes.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. March 11, 2009. The suicide bombing comes three days after a similar attack killed 28 people near the police academy in east Baghdad.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 3, 2009. The U.S. likes to cast elections as proof of the legitimacy of the occupation, but many Iraqis saw their votes as a way to end it.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. February 1, 2009. The last regional poll, in 2005, triggered two years of civil war. This time, there was not a single major attack anywhere in the country.
Azzaman AlterNet: War on IraqOctober 25, 2008. Thousands of families have fled following threats from unidentified groups. At least 14 Christians have been killed.
Jareer Mohammed, Azzaman. October 13, 2008. Attacks on Christian minorities in the otherwise peaceful city of Mosul have led to an exodus of Iraqi Christians.
Juan Cole, Informed Comment AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 24, 2008. John McCain thinks that Iraq borders Pakistan while the troop agreement misses deadline and Mosul, Diyala, and Fallujah experience violence.
Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. May 12, 2008. Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world's great cities, has become a desolate battleground.
James Macintyre, Independent UK. May 9, 2008. The Iraqi Defense Ministry claims Washington's prime target, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, but the White House is skeptical.
Sahar al-Haideri, IWPR Online. August 13, 2007. Many of Mosul's Christians have gone abroad to escape the threat of violence, while others have sought refuge in the countryside around Mosul.
