Bodies, debris haunt Mosul nearly four years after ISIS liberation
MOSUL, Iraq - Mosul residents are calling on authorities to clear dead bodies and return services to the war-ravaged city, almost four years after its liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS).
Student Ahmed Mohammed says the city is still full of dead bodies.
"We are asking that the western side of Mosul and the old city be cleared [of human remains]. There are hundreds of human remains. The corpses smell.”
"Clothes of [dead] men and women are visible on the streets..." added local Humadi Khamis.
Residents also say the government hasn’t helped them rebuild, or compensate them for their losses.
"The government has not given us a penny in compensation. They have not given us even a single glass of water in compensation. We have restarted life entirely on our own. We do not have any money. No assistance or support is given to us by the government,” Hashim Mahmood told Rudaw.
"Our situation is dire. No one comes to us, nor does anyone even talk about our miseries. There are no good quality clinics, nor is there any good service. No one is worried about us,” added local resident Terfa Sibari.
An estimated 8,000 families who have returned to Mosul since the city was cleared of ISIS in July 2017 had at least one family member killed by ISIS, said Nineveh's assistant governor for displaced people and organizations affairs Omer Khidir.
Student Ahmed Mohammed says the city is still full of dead bodies.
"We are asking that the western side of Mosul and the old city be cleared [of human remains]. There are hundreds of human remains. The corpses smell.”
"Clothes of [dead] men and women are visible on the streets..." added local Humadi Khamis.
Residents also say the government hasn’t helped them rebuild, or compensate them for their losses.
"The government has not given us a penny in compensation. They have not given us even a single glass of water in compensation. We have restarted life entirely on our own. We do not have any money. No assistance or support is given to us by the government,” Hashim Mahmood told Rudaw.
"Our situation is dire. No one comes to us, nor does anyone even talk about our miseries. There are no good quality clinics, nor is there any good service. No one is worried about us,” added local resident Terfa Sibari.
An estimated 8,000 families who have returned to Mosul since the city was cleared of ISIS in July 2017 had at least one family member killed by ISIS, said Nineveh's assistant governor for displaced people and organizations affairs Omer Khidir.