Analysis: After Mosul and Tal Afar, attention is turning to Hawija, a pocket of Iraqi territory long deemed ungovernable and essentially lawless, writes Gareth Browne.
Comment: Whether the futures of Yazidis and Assyrians lie in Iraq or an independent Kurdistan, neither option is likely to guarantee their rights, writes Gareth Browne.
Movie maker Mohammed al-Daradji's Baghdad film school aims to build a world-class industry in a city that has already seen too many horrors, reports Gareth Browne.
Review: Graeme Wood's latest book, 'The way of Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State', does more than address the shortcomings of his earlier work, writes Gareth Browne in Mosul.
Exclusive: Her mother was one of at least 100 killed that day. Her father was badly injured. Awra was one of the few pulled from the rubble still breathing.
Battle update: Iraq's elite units continue to advance towards surrounding Mosul's Old City, where IS militants are expected to make their final stand, reports Gareth Browne.