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Life Under the Caliphate

Yalda Hakim has been to Mosul to meet survivors and discover how they endured three years of brutal rule under ISIS, and whether they can now rebuild their destroyed and divided ci

The Iraqi city of Mosul has been devastated by months of bombardment designed to drive out ISIS. Ninety percent of the city, where ISIS declared their 'Caliphate' three years ago, has been destroyed and more than a million people have been forced from their homes, half of Mosul's pre-war population. Returning can be deadly with many of the remaining buildings booby trapped by retreating ISIS fighters. Yalda Hakim has been to Mosul to meet survivors and discover how they endured three years of brutal rule under ISIS, and whether they can now rebuild their destroyed and divided city.

30 minutes

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Thu 7 Sep 2017 23:30GMT

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Presenter Yalda Hakim

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