The mosque contained what Muslims and Christians believe was the tomb of Jonah. It also held a shrine said to have contained a tooth from the whale that, according to Islamic, Christian and Jewish scripture, carried Jonah inside it for three days.
As the ‘final offensive’ to retake the western half of the city begins, the underground networks of ISIS continue to attack in […]
In the ruins of the Old City, residents who escape increasingly desperate militants are then faced with Iraqi troops suspicious of suicide […]
And estimated 400,000 civilians remained in the ancient city centre as Iraqi forces closed in on ISIS in Mosul. Human shields in […]
With gang violence spiraling out of control, police speak of “low intensity warfare”on the streets of Sweden.
