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Iraq's Mosul returns to normal life after reconstruction
By Xinhua Published: Dec 01, 2021 08:29 AM
Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2021 shows food stores in the popular Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: Xinhua)

Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2021 shows food stores in the popular Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A fishmonger works in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

A fishmonger works in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A group of young men wait for their fish to be grilled in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

A group of young men wait for their fish to be grilled in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Fish sellers in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

Fish sellers in the Maidan market at the old city center of Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
In the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul, local residents have gradually returned to normal life with the hope for a better future, after a large part of the city was reconstructed.

In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) proclaimed the establishment of a caliphate in the Al-Nuri Mosque, a landmark in Mosul for centuries. After three years of deadly fighting, Iraq officially declared the liberation of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, from the IS in later 2017.