In Bashir, a Shiite Turkmen town recently liberated from the “Islamic State,” tensions that could lead to a new conflict in Iraq are palpable.
DW: A common enemy brings old foes together

In Bashir, a Shiite Turkmen town recently liberated from the “Islamic State,” tensions that could lead to a new conflict in Iraq are palpable.
But army’s efforts to reform ex-Taliban fighters will likely not be enough to eliminate extremist threat.
Iraqi troops make heavy weather of retaking villages en route to first major objective of the campaign to liberate Mosul from ISIS.
With their backs to the wall, ISIS fighters in the city of Mosul are using poison gas to try and hold off […]
The mosque contained what Muslims and Christians believe was the tomb of Jonah. It also held a shrine said to have contained […]