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.
Families in liberated parts of Mosul are still exposed to the dangers of war, but fear their suffering will be even worse […]
The battle with ISIL for the university had been a harsh lesson for Iraqi troops and although it was won, the war […]
As Iraqi forces push into ISIS-held Mosul, desperate civilians are on the run from snipers, booby traps and suicide bombers.
Gangs of destitute Iraqis pick through dump outside Erbil as the city, once a beacon of prosperity, struggles with economic and refugee […]