Assyria

Some of the art at risk in Nimrud.

‘When I heard that ISIS is bulldozing the ancient city of Nimrud, I cried’

Culture

Iraq says ISIS has begun bulldozing the ancient city of Nimrud, once the capital of the Assyrian Empire, near Mosul. If true, it would be an enormous loss and an attack on the shared heritage of humanity.

The World

Experts watch in horror as Islamic State fighters destroy ancient artifacts

Culture
A refugee from the minority Yazidi sect carries a sign referring to the Kurdish People's Defence Units in Qamishli, northeastern Syria on August 17, 2014. Yazidis and Assyrians are two of the minority sects under assault from ISIS.

Syria’s Assyrian Christians are now in the crosshairs of ISIS

Conflict

The Consequences of Iran’s Lake Orumiyeh Drying Up

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Podcast: What’s Assyrian for Canuck?

The World in Words
The World

Ancient art from Iraq

Arts, Culture & Media

Follow the Tigris River in the Geo Quiz. We’re traveling upstream of Baghdad. The northern Iraqi city we’re looking for is on the banks of the Tigris in the province of Ninawa. The ancient city is 20 miles or so southeast of the city of Mosul.

The World

The front page: Elections in Mosul and a Russian spy

Global Politics

The Takeaway talks to the authors of two New York Times stories: ‘Iraqi Elections Face Crucial Test in Violent Mosul’ and ‘U.S. Says Jailed C.I.A. Mole Kept Spying for Russia by Eric Lichtblau.’

The World

Iraqi Christians under threat in Mosul

Lifestyle & Belief

There’s been a rise in violence against Christians in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The World’s Quil Lawrence reports that thousands of Christians have fled the city in recent weeks.

The World

Trouble in Mosul

Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, has seen relative calm in the last few months, but the same cannot be said for the city of Mosul, where today insurgents

The World

The World – Episode 20071218 – The status of Kirkuk

The World’s Katy Clark reports on the power struggle over the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The oil-rich city is an ethnic mix of Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen. And it’s seen as a potential flashpoint for Iraq.