a long time to rebuild the campus but the material loss is less painful for the students than the memory of what happened. the worst part about trying to study and i asked rule was the oppression and the feeling of being totally at their mercy and it lasted for three years. i suffered a lot of the students who managed to flee to other provinces like a deal or are now one of two years ahead of us in their studies some have even finished. this was once one of iraq's biggest libraries a great source of information and knowledge for students like omar until i asked moved in. during the fighting this very solid building lined with books offered effective cover for the militants. when they could no longer hold their position they torched the entire thing. a final act of revenge before fleeing.