Mosul offensive

Fighting continues in Syria, where Kurdish troops from the People's Protection Units are facing down ISIS militants in Raqqa, Syria.

Is Syria 'the war of our time, a humanitarian test of our time?'

ISIS militants are being squeezed out of their final strongholds in eastern Syria.

Is Syria 'the war of our time, a humanitarian test of our time?'
A view of part of western Mosul, Iraq, on May 29.

Were high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?

Were high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?
Iraqi Federal Police celebrate in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq on July 8, 2017.

Iraq’s prime minister declares victory against ISIS in ‘liberated’ Mosul

Iraq’s prime minister declares victory against ISIS in ‘liberated’ Mosul
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One American family's mission to rescue civilians in Mosul

One American family's mission to rescue civilians in Mosul
Car bomb in Baghdad

ISIS bombs an ice cream shop in Baghdad

ISIS bombs an ice cream shop in Baghdad
A woman walks along a damaged street in Aleppo, Syria February 2, 2017.

Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?

The cities of Mosul, Iraq and Aleppo, Syria have both been devastated by war. And in both, civilians have suffered greatly as a result. But can the two conflicts really be equated?

Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?
Lina Shahab is recovering in a hospital in Erbil, northern Iraq, after surviving an airstrike in Mosul.

‘I saw everything burning’: Iraqi survivors of a suspected US coalition airstrike speak

The Pentagon has confirmed that the ISIS-fighting coalition carried out a strike on March 17 in an area of western Mosul where residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. US officials say they're investigating the incident.

‘I saw everything burning’: Iraqi survivors of a suspected US coalition airstrike speak
Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against ISIS militants in Mosul, Iraq, on March 11.

US says ISIS fighters are 'trapped' as Iraq retakes a third of western Mosul

A renewed push against ISIS in Iraq launched on March 5 has forced the radical militants from several neighborhoods and key sites, including the main local government headquarters and the famed Mosul museum.

US says ISIS fighters are 'trapped' as Iraq retakes a third of western Mosul
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.

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.

What's the battle to retake Mosul like? This documentary takes you there.
Riyad al-Jaboury, an Iraqi English teacher, with his birds in his yard in Hamam al-Alil, northern Iraq.

ISIS forced this Iraqi teacher to change all his lessons — 'it became all about death'

This Iraqi decided to become an English teacher while US troops were stationed in his town south of Mosul. When ISIS took over, they forced him — with death threats — to keep teaching, but to teach their version of facts.

ISIS forced this Iraqi teacher to change all his lessons — 'it became all about death'
Zikra Younis, right, and her daughter Huda at the Khazer camp for displaced people. The camp is east of the Iraqi city of Mosul, where they escaped from last November.

This Iraqi woman escaped ISIS and a bad marriage, all for the love of her children

Zikra Younis aspired to be a radio journalist, even though her husband forbade it. Then ISIS came along.

This Iraqi woman escaped ISIS and a bad marriage, all for the love of her children
Iraqi special forces intelligence agents check men's IDs in the search for Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq on Nov. 27.

What happens to ISIS fighters when they are captured

At a makeshift court outside Mosul, suspected ISIS fighters receive legal representation and go through a layered investigation before being sentenced or released.

What happens to ISIS fighters when they are captured
Iraqi firefighter at oil well fire in Qayyarah

ISIS was booted from this Iraqi town months ago, but its toxic oil fires won't die

Black clouds replace the black flag as the Islamic State leaves behind a toxic parting gift to a liberated town south of Mosul, Iraq.

ISIS was booted from this Iraqi town months ago, but its toxic oil fires won't die
A group of kids play in the Mosul

Civilians fleeing Mosul face a deadly journey to freedom

In order to escape, residents have to negotiate their way through a hail of sniper fire, mortars and airstrikes.

Civilians fleeing Mosul face a deadly journey to freedom
Iraqi men at a barber shop in the Intisar district of Mosul

ISIS jailed and beat up this Iraqi barber for giving the wrong haircut

Muhammad lived in Mosul when the Islamic State took control. Now in a camp for displaced people, he lives to tell the story.

ISIS jailed and beat up this Iraqi barber for giving the wrong haircut