But they have yet to unseat Iraq’s tough Strongman Nuri es-Said, 68, the coolheaded camelback raider of Lawrence of Arabia’s World War I anti-Turk desert revolt, who boasts: “I was risking ...

The mosque's destruction "was a moment of horror and despair," said UNESCO Iraq representative Louise Haxthausen. "Today as we lay the foundation stone of the Nuri mosque, we are starting a ...

Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was one of 27 people ... and the family were waiting for her body to be flown back to Iraq. Maryam's family said she had tried to reach the UK legally twice and that ...

The complex is expected to draw visitors from across Iraq and beyond ... society with its destruction,” Mr Al Taie said. The story around Al Nuri Mosque has became one of “defiance and ...