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Iraqi soldiers inspect the remains of the Tomb of Prophet Yunus, destroyed by Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, January 28, 2017.

What’s the battle to retake Mosul like? This documentary takes you there.

January 31, 2017Media

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was born in Baghdad but used to visit Mosul with his family frequently. Today, Mosul is nothing like what Abdul-Ahad remembers.

Reporting on an ‘Egypt in Crisis’

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Watch: Did the US miss a chance to prevent ISIS’s rise?

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The man who may have solved the Lockerbie bombing

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Rise of ISIS panel

ISIS may disappear much faster than you expect

November 10, 2014Conflict

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