The 1961 map had Ctesiphon, a large site buried in history, located about 50 miles away from the location on Peters's imagery. "The mapping software we have is a lot more accurate than what they ...

In addition to the map, Agence France-Presse has an update on the status of seven key cities in Iraq as of Friday morning:. Mosul: Iraq's second-biggest city was the first to fall in the swift ...

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are moving city to city, seizing control of Iraq. ... Map Of ISIS-Controlled Cities In Iraq. By Hanna Sender Published 06/12/14 AT 3:05 PM EDT.

In One Map, The Dramatic Rise Of The Islamic State Militants : Parallels The radical Sunni Muslim group has seized many towns and cities in both Syria and Iraq since last year. Here's an animated ...

The modern city of Samarra became a notable source of tension between Sunnis and Shiites after the Iraq war. Last year, the city was overrun by Islamic State fighters, who came close to a major ...

The map below gives an indication of how successful they've been, ... Next door in Syria, the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) administrates the largest rebel-held city, ...