Additional reading - Iraq

Letters to Mosul project: 

https://iwpr.net/impact/letters-mosul

https://iwpr.net/global-voices/four-million-love-letters-mosul

 

Video about the operations to free Mosul from ISIS: 

Mosul offensive: Fighting ISIS on the frontline in Iraq

Mosul offensive: Fighting ISIS on the frontline in Iraq

UNESCO's Revive the Spirit of Mosul project: 

https://www.unesco.org/en/revive-mosul

The challenges faced by those living in the Mesopotamia Marshes: 

https://e360.yale.edu/features/iraq-marshes-drought-climate-change

ISIS destruction of Hatra

https://youtu.be/ONjPPO7pQKs

Sculptures returned to the ancient city of Hatra:

Sculptures vandalised by Isis return to ancient city of Hatra after restoration

Sculptures vandalised by Isis return to ancient city of Hatra after rest... Artefacts had been "smashed into pieces" by Isis militants when they occupied the Unesco World Heritage site as ...

Photos of Iraq from ordinary people: 

https://us.cnn.com/2023/03/19/middleeast/gallery/photos-iraq-life-after-us-invasion/index.html

Nowruz Celebration in photos: 

Nowruz: Kurdish new year 2023 celebrations – in pictures

Nowruz: Kurdish new year 2023 celebrations – in pictures Joe Plimmer Nowruz, which has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years, is one of the most important celebrations in the gre...

How Iraq's children of war found their voice: 

How Iraq's children of war found their voice

How Iraq's children of war found their voice Fayhaa, Mohamed and Hajer belong to a generation that grew up in the shadow of the American invasion and are sti...

Iraq 20years later: NBC News

Life in Iraq 20 years after U.S. invasion (nbcnews.com)

Life in Iraq 20 years after U.S. invasion The U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago, launching a ferocious bombing campaign in the country once led by Saddam Hus...

Timeline of the Iraq War (2003 - 2011): 

The Iraq War

The Iraq War In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the di...

Travel podcast

Last week I (Derek) was a guest on the Zipcode Zero podcast with Kevin Maley. We had an excellent chat about all things travel and that episode is now live:

Adventures in Travel with Wandering Earl