Tag: Mosul

2,700 Year-Old Rock Carvings Discovered in Iraq’s Mosul

BAGHDAD—Archaeologists in northern Iraq last week unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees from the Assyrian Empire, an archaeologist said Wednesday. The carvings on marble slabs were discovered by a team of experts in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, who have been working to restore the site of the ancient Mashki Gate, which was…


France’s Macron Visits Iraq’s Mosul Destroyed by ISIS

MOSUL, Iraq—French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, which suffered widespread destruction during the war to defeat the ISIS terrorist group in 2017. He vowed to fight alongside regional governments against terrorism. Macron said ISIS carried out deadly attacks throughout the world from its self-declared caliphate in parts of Syria…