Mosul

  • "They are Arabs and you can't trust them"

    The Kurdish fighters who dominate Mosul, the mixed city that may provide a preview of Iraq's future, call local Sunnis "dogs" and "terrorists" -- and they don't like the Shiites, either.
  • Suicide mission

    The mess-hall bombing in Mosul, say military analysts, signals the final unraveling of the U.S. war effort in Iraq.
  • The world press on Uday and Qusay

    Guardian: Uday was a monster even by the standards of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
  • An Arab Mogadishu

    A report from the most violent place in Iraq.
  • Cry, the despoiled city

    Abandoned by the Iraqi army and unprotected by Kurds or Americans, Mosul burns, as looters dismember its ancient splendors and its archaeological heritage is smashed to bits.
  • Bombs fall on the northern front

    As American airstrikes pound Mosul and Kirkuk, the small Kurdish town of Kalak is protected by lightly armed militia, as U.S. special forces hover nearby.

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