Inside Mosul, the city destroyed to save it from IS

By Bostjan Videmsek
Updated December 9 2017 - 12:33am, first published December 8 2017 - 4:44pm
Nada undergoes physiotherapy at the EU-funded Muharabeen primaryhealthcare centre in East Mosul, while her father is treaded nearby. Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU
Nada undergoes physiotherapy at the EU-funded Muharabeen primaryhealthcare centre in East Mosul, while her father is treaded nearby. Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU
Nada undergoes physiotherapy at the EU-funded Muharabeen primary healthcare centre in East Mosul, while her father has his dressing changed. Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU
Nada undergoes physiotherapy at the EU-funded Muharabeen primary healthcare centre in East Mosul, while her father has his dressing changed. Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU
The offensive to retake Mosul caused widespread destruction. As part of the ECHO-funded humanitarian response, all weather temporary shelter kits have been supplied to over 8,100 displaced families.Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU
The offensive to retake Mosul caused widespread destruction. As part of the ECHO-funded humanitarian response, all weather temporary shelter kits have been supplied to over 8,100 displaced families.Credit Peter Biro/ECHO/EU

In the course of the nine-month battle over Mosul between Islamic State on one side and the coalition of Iraqi army, Shiite militias and US-led international forces on the other, the city experienced some of the most savage urban warfare seen since 1945.

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