DW Close Up July 13, 2024
Childhood. The black flags of the Islamic State no longer fly over iraqs 2nd largest city. The all noori mosque blown up by us and 2017 is now being reconstructed. In 2014 bias leader abu bakar all baghdadi came to the mosque to announce the creation of the Islamic State caliphate. The effort by the iraqi army and its allies to drive us out of the city caused heavy damage and killed or wounded thousands of civilians now 2 years later many local residents still have not recovered from the effects of the war theyve suffered too much and their grief cannot be measured. More than 35000 people live...