Iraq's Mosul counts the cost of insurgent rule
Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 27, 2014 - When Islamic State fighters first seized Iraq's city of Mosul, life improved for many residents. But some now say the economic and cultural cost of jihadist rule is beginning to bite. The bomb attacks, shootings and kidnappings that kept many residents of Iraq's second city in a constant state of fear all but stopped when IS took control six weeks ago. The many streets closed off by Iraq ... more

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