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Displaced Iraqis make their way to get into Hamam al-Alil camp, on a rainy day, south of Mosul, Iraq March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

150,000 Iraqis Flee West Mosul as Rain Hampers Attack on ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since security forces launched an operation to retake it from jihadists last month. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) released displacement...

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Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Mosul since government-backed forces launched their assault/AFP

Iraqi Forces Make Further Gains in Mosul, ISIS Trapped

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 13, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- Iraqi forces entered on Sunday the heart of Mosul and tightened the noose on ISIS militants after cutting off the group’s last link to the western part of the city. Federal Police Chief Lieutenant General Raed Shaker Jawdat told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday that...

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A view of the sign outside the St Elie House of the Rest in Aleppo’s Old City. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Stranded in Aleppo’s Old City

by Hannah Lucinda Smith | Jul 27, 2013 | Features

Aleppo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Aleppo’s Old City is a lonely place to walk through these days. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was once packed with tourists who mingled with the locals and bought trinkets in the souk, but today it is deserted except for men in fatigues and...