<strong>More on Iraq from The National:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/beyond-the-headlines-podcast-is-iraq-prepared-for-an-isis-resurgence-1.749110">Beyond the Headlines podcast: Is Iraq prepared for an ISIS resurgence?</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/uae-rebuilding-of-mosul-mosque-defeats-extremism-1.748666">UAE rebuilding of Mosul mosque 'defeats extremism'</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/how-eliminating-the-kill-box-turned-mosul-into-a-meat-grinder-1.748590">How eliminating the ‘kill box’ turned Mosul into a meat-grinder</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/iraqis-are-living-among-a-hidden-arsenal-that-could-explode-1.746728">Iraqis are living among a hidden arsenal that could explode</a></strong>