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An employee checks an application form submitted at the general compensation department in Mosul. AFP
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An earthmover clears debris still left from the Battle of Mosul, when government forces regained the northern Iraqi city from ISIS in 2017. AFP
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A building destroyed during the fighting in Mosul in 2017. AFP
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An earthmover clears debris from a street in Mosul. AFP
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The ruins of buildings destroyed during the battle for Mosul, on the shore in the Tigris river. AFP
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The old city in western Mosul, where ISIS made its final stand, was devastated by the fighting. AFP
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A newly renovated house in Mosul. AFP
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Machinery clears debris still left from the Battle of Mosul. AFP
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Iraqis fill up forms outside the department in charge of compensating Mosul residents for losses suffered during the battle for the city. AFP
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An employee checks an application form submitted at the general compensation department in Mosul. AFP
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An earthmover clears debris still left from the Battle of Mosul, when government forces regained the northern Iraqi city from ISIS in 2017. AFP
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A building destroyed during the fighting in Mosul in 2017. AFP
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An earthmover clears debris from a street in Mosul. AFP
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The ruins of buildings destroyed during the battle for Mosul, on the shore in the Tigris river. AFP
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The old city in western Mosul, where ISIS made its final stand, was devastated by the fighting. AFP
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A newly renovated house in Mosul. AFP
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Machinery clears debris still left from the Battle of Mosul. AFP
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Iraqis fill up forms outside the department in charge of compensating Mosul residents for losses suffered during the battle for the city. AFP
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An employee checks an application form submitted at the general compensation department in Mosul. AFP
Three years after ISIS, Mosul residents still waiting to rebuild
Most have received no compensation for lost lives and property despite thousands of applications being approved
AFP
10 July, 2020
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