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A destroyed house is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A boy walks near the remains of Mosul's Al-Hadba minaret in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Scraps are seen near the destroyed Grand Mosque of al-Nuri in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A man drives his motorbike next to damaged buildings in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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The destroyed Grand Mosque of al-Nuri is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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An amusement park with a Mosque in the background is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Destroyed buildings are seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A destroyed Mosque is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Destroyed buildings are seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A construction site for shops and buildings is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A destroyed house is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A boy walks near the remains of Mosul's Al-Hadba minaret in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Scraps are seen near the destroyed Grand Mosque of al-Nuri in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A man drives his motorbike next to damaged buildings in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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The destroyed Grand Mosque of al-Nuri is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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An amusement park with a Mosque in the background is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Destroyed buildings are seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A destroyed Mosque is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Destroyed buildings are seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A construction site for shops and buildings is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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A destroyed house is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
Mosul's silent ruins - in pictures
The Iraqi city was devastated under three years of Isis control and reconstruction is proving a slow process
The National
04 February, 2019
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