by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Nineveh and several senior Iraqi military figures are among the most prominent names who will be indicted by the official committee investigating the takeover of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, last year by the Islamic State of Iraq...
by Hamza Mustafa | May 29, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Against the backdrop of the ongoing advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in eastern Nineveh governorate in Iraq, a political storm has broken out that resulted in the dismissal of Nineveh governor Atheel Al-Nujaifi on...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Jan 16, 2015 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Planning for the liberation of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters is complete, Nineveh Governor Atheel Al-Nujaifi told Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday, adding that a long-awaited Iraqi military offensive to recapture the...
by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 5, 2014 | Middle East
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sunni tribal forces must unite within the framework of a National Guard force in order to effectively confront the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Nineveh Governor Atheel Al-Nujaifi said. The Nineveh governor, brother of Iraqi...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Sep 11, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Nineveh Province, Atheel Al-Nujaifi, criticized the central government’s decision to close Mosul International Airport on Tuesday. No reasons for the closure were given. Nujaifi said: “It seems that the government in...
