REALLY?Mosul as Safe as Washington, Governor Says Attacks in the city of Mosul now rare thanks to strict security measures. Tom Sykes
A NEW LOOK‘Avengers’ Directors’ Next Battle: Trumpian IslamophobiaAnthony and Joe Russo, better known as the Russo Brothers, open up about their groundbreaking new war film “Mosul,” Trump’s “abuses of power,” and more.Marlow Stern
HEROES AND VILLAINS‘Avengers’ Directors: Downey Jr. Deserves the OscarThe Russo brothers sat down with Marlow Stern in Venice to discuss their new film “Mosul,” awards prospects for their record blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame,” and more.Marlow Stern
REALITY OF TERRORScientist Claims He Made Chemical Weapons for ISISIraqi scientist Suleiman al-Afari says he managed mustard gas production for the terror group after they captured Mosul.
The CaliphateDon’t Count Out ISIS Just YetThe Islamic State once seemed inexorable in its violence and terror. Now, it's on the back foot in Syria and Iraq—but celebrating its demise is premature.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
BLACK HOLEThe Bottomless Mass Grave of MosulEventually the stench of death was too much even for ISIS. They covered it, mined it. The Iraqi government won’t touch it. The families of the disappeared have no place to turn.Florian Neuhof
Striking SimilaritiesWhat Truman’s First Four Months Could Teach TrumpMuch like our current president, Truman’s win was seen as an accident of history. And Trump could learn lessons from Truman on the White House, leadership, and Russia.John Batchelor
THE ISIS (WO)MEN COMETHIn the Rubble of the Mosque Where ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’ Was BornWith nothing left to lose, ISIS men—and women—hide among fleeing civilians and blow themselves up to kill U.S.-backed Iraqi special forces.Florian Neuhof
Soup KitchenMercy Amid the Mosul MassacresCoalition airstrikes may have killed scores of civilians during grim urban combat, but collateral damage is not the whole story. Collateral compassion is in evidence, too. Florian Neuhof
EPIC ATROCITYRevealed: An Enormous ISIS Mass GraveAs many as 4,000 “enemies” of the so-called Islamic State were murdered and thrown into a huge sinkhole off the Baghdad-Mosul highway.Florian Neuhof
FEAR THY NEIGHBORThe Sleeper Cells of MosulAs the ‘final offensive’ to retake the western half of the city begins, the underground networks of ISIS continue to attack in the ‘liberated’ eastern half.Florian Neuhof
