Baghdad gets its groove back (The Washington Post)

Regrets of an ISIS midwife (The Washington Post)

Destruction of Raqqa: How American neglect imperils the victory over ISIS (The Washington Post)

The Salvation of Mosul (The Smithsonian)

Two Paths Cross in the Ruins of Raqqa (Der Spiegel)

Rebellen in Raqqa - Das Leben nach dem Sterben (Stern)

After victory over ISIS, Mosul discovers the cost: Homes were turned into graves (The Washington Post)

Mosul: Photographers Recall Images That Moved Them Most (TIME)

A photographer’s journey into the dying center of the Islamic State (The Washington Post)

Kurds Seek to Expand Reach in Northern Syria (Der Spiegel)

Mosul residents say U.S.-led coalition airstrikes killed scores of people (The Washington Post)

New anguish for Iraq's Yazidis (The Washington Post)

Women in Photography: 34 Voices From Around the World (TIME)

Our journey to the front lines in the fight against ISIS (The Washington Post)

Away from Iraq’s front lines, the Islamic State is creeping back in (The Washington Post)

After The Caliphate (BuzzFeed News)

U.S. military aid is fueling big ambitions for Syria’s leftist Kurdish militia (The Washington Post)

On the road to Raqqa (The Washington Post)

ISIS: A catastrophe for Sunnis (The Washington Post)

Escape from The Caliphate (Harper's)