Mosul is a Sunni-dominated city but with a vocal Kurdish minority. In October's constitutional vote, Sunni turnout was near 60 percent of eligible voters, up sharply from January's parliamentary ...

MOSUL, Iraq — On a recent morning, a stream of armored vehicles brought American and Albanian soldiers here to lock down the Mosul airfield. A few hours later, U.S. Ambassador John D. Negroponte and ...