5 years after liberation, life returns to normal in Mosul

STORY: 5 years after liberation, life returns to normal in Mosul DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: MOSUL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: Various of the al-Attareen market in the old city of MosulSOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): DALSHAD ISMAIL, CustomerSOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): ALI SAADI ALWAN, Owner of a butcher shopSOUNDBITE 3(Arabic): OMER TAQA, EngineerSOUNDBITE 4(Arabic): AMIN AL-FANASH, Mosul Mayor STORYLINE: Five years after liberation from the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants, life has been returning to normal gradually to Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul. Many of its famous traditional markets are now brimming with various products and shoppers could go around freely without fear. SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): DALSHAD ISMAIL, Customer "There is improvement in Mosul this year, and there is an increase in the number of shoppers in the market as you can see. It's the result of better security and stability in the city with the efforts of the security forces." SOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): ALI SAADI ALWAN,

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(220710) -- MOSUL, July 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A vendor arranges his vegetable for sale in the ancient al-Attareen market in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, on July 2, 2022. Five years after liberation from the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants, life has returned to normal in Iraq's second-largest city Mosul. TO GO WITH "Feature: 5 years after liberation, life returns to normal in Mosul" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)