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Mosul
Harald Mundt

Mosul

Numerous trips from late 2016 to early 2018 on the heels of retreating Islamic State in liberated areas of their self-proclaimed caliphate finally leads to what remains of the old town in Mosul.

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Created
Jun 05, 2018
Updated
Feb 08, 2022
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The old town of Mosul on the western bank of Tigris river is nothing but a heap of rubble.
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Survivors salvage what is left of their homes.
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Everyone has a story to tell ...
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Houses have become uninhabitable.
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A father and son have set up shop again on an otherwise deserted street.
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An eight-year-old boy collects precious copperwire for sale at the scrapyard to support his family.
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Roads are littered with burnt-out vehicles and other debris.
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Thousands of corpses are still buried under the rubble and their stench lingers in the air.
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