Rikar Hussein

Iraqi Archeologists Discover Ancient Palace Under Site Destroyed by IS

Large pieces of palace found under 'Jonah Shrine'

Battles Among Kurds in Sinjar Could Hinder Fight Against Islamic State

Fierce skirmishes broke out between Rojava Peshmerga and a local Yazidi militia affiliated with Turkish-based Kurdistan Workers' Party

Mass Christian Immigration From Iraq Makes Future of Church Uncertain

Alleged IS Video Shows Two Kidnapped Yazidi Teens in Suicide Bombing Plot

Video, posted this week by IS propaganda arm Wilayah Ninawa, shows two youths pledging allegiance to IS before carrying out the suicide car bomb attack

Rescue Group Takes Food, Water to Lion, Bear in Mosul's Abandoned Zoo

After animals get stronger, head of animal rights group says, they'll be transferred to regional capital in Irbil, but journey will be hard

Kurdish Leader Tells VOA: IS Will Linger in Iraq After Mosul

Nechirvan Barzani says IS will be eradicated from Iraq through military means, but 'it will remain as an ideology and organization'

Routed by IS, Yazidis Hope to Build ‘New Sinjar’

While rubble of the old town will serve as symbol of atrocities committed by Islamic State, new town will provide places for thousands of displaced Yazidis

Iraqi Forces Say IS Destroyed Historic Tomb of Jonah in Mosul

Video from 2014 shows site destroyed by explosion; and as sections of city are freed from militants, destruction is found

US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS

Ancient City in Iraq Found Destroyed After IS Occupation

In the months before the Iraqi advance, IS destroyed statues, bulldozed palaces and destroyed much of the remains of the ziggurat — once one of the tallest buildings remaining from the 9th century

Iraq, Turkey Tensions Escalate Over Flashpoint City

Yazidi IS Victim Stunned by Award, Hopes Survival Story Inspires Others

'I hope this will help bring more attention to the suffering of our people,' says winner of Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, expression

Yazidi Woman Profiled by VOA Wins Sakharov Prize

Lamiya Hachi Bashar detailed her plight and lack of medical help in an interview with reporter Rikar Hussein

Mosul Refugees Overwhelm UN Camp in Syria

En Route to Mosul, Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Find Villages Destroyed

Kurdish commander says his forces have found ‘complete destruction of infrastructure’ in some villages

Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Prepare to Push IS From Strategic Town 

Predominantly Sunni town of Hawija is militant group's largest stronghold in Iraq after Mosul

Kurds Mine Islamic State Battlefields for Museum

Collection in Duhok, Iraq designed to inform future generations about hazards of extremist ideology

Turkey-Iraq Tensions May Complicate Battle Against IS in Mosul

Turkey does not want to see Mosul fall under Shi'ite Iraqi troops' control; Iraq, on the other hand, sees threat in presence of Turkish troops in northern part of country

IS Takes to Ancient Strategy as Battle for Mosul Looms 

Tactics drawn from 'Battle of the Trench,' in which Prophet Muhammad allegedly led 3,000 defenders of Medina to prevail over 10,000 Arab and Jewish troops in 627 AD

Clinton, Trump Clash Over Strategy to Defeat IS

Analysts weigh presidential candidates' strategies for eliminating the militant group's threat