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Stories Set in Mosul
Facing ancient ruins across the Tigris in northern Iraq, Mosul is a river city of mosques, bridges and souk lanes. Its occupation by the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017 and the battle to retake it destroyed homes and holy sites, so stories center on survival and rebuilding. Mosul and Kara Ben Nemsi sit on its shelf. Open Mosul on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 2 books and 4 movies set in Mosul.
Mosul
When ISIS took their homes families and city one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against…
Mosul
An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle to liberate the city of Mosul from the Islamic State.
Paskutinė mergina. Mano nelaisvės ir kovos su "Islamo vastybe" istorija
Buvusios „Islamo valstybės" sekso vergės ir Nobelio taikos premijos nominantės bei JT geros valios ambasadorės atsiminimai.2014 metais „Islamo valstybė" užpuolė Nadios Murad gimtąjį jazidų (kurdų religinė mažuma)…
Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi, een Europeaan, en zijn dienaar Halef trekken door de Oriënt anno 1870 om vreemde volkeren te leren kennen.
Baghdad Messi
The talented Hamoudi is an 11-year-old boy with a passion for soccer and an ultimate dream to one day reach the level of his idol Lionel Messi. The day Hamoudi is caught in a horrific suicide attempt he wakes up…
City of Two Springs
In 2017 Mosul was liberated after three years under IS control. The battle to reclaim the city had razed it to the ground and displaced thousands of civilians who are now trying to return home. Told through the parallel…
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