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Islamic State launched a major counter-attack on the city of Kirkuk on Friday as Iraqi and Kurdish forces pursued operations to seize territory around Mosul. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iraqi forces have opened a second front in preparation for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. Nathan Frandino reports.
Al-Humaydat, Jun 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Iraqi authorities announced Sunday that they have dug up the bodies of 123 people believed to be killed by the Islamic State (IS) group from a mass grave site near west of Mosul. Two mass graves with over 500 bodies of victims killed and buried by the IS group were found near the Government Badush prison in Mosul, said the Nineveh's Governor, Najm Al-Jubouri.Badush prison was attacked by IS in June 2014, some 650 Shiite inmates had been killed, the authorities knew of the grave since 2017 when local inhabitants indicated its existence, but wanted to make sure to have the necessary forensic teams to properly identify the victims. Mosul region was under IS control between 2013 and 2017. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).SHOT LIST: IRAQI FORENSIC TEAM INSPECT THE MASS GRAVE SITE IN THE AL-HUMAYDAT VILLAGE, WESTERN MOSUL CITY, 500 KM NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Paris, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- Saif al-Mallah, a 27-year-old Iraqi artist and refugee in Paris, has used painting, sculpting and calligraphy to raise awareness of the situation in Iraq and the disastrous consequences of war. His work includes wood burning keywords about his own life and journey with a soldering iron. (Camera: MOHAMMED BADRA).FOOTAGE SHOWS SAIF AL-MALLAH, AN IRAQI ARTIST AND REFUGEE IN PARIS, PREPARING A DECORATION FOR RAMADAN IN HIS ROOM IN PARIS, FRANCE
Paris, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohammed Badra) Saif al-Mallah, an Iraqi artist and refugee in Paris, works on a pyrography artwork about his memories in Mosul, in his room in Paris. The 27-year-old artist focuses on painting, sculpting and calligraphy to raise awareness of the situation in Iraq and the disastrous consequences of war. His work includes wood burning keywords about his own life and journey with a soldering iron.FOOTAGE OF THE ARTIST.