Iraq: 'Gentle steps forward' in restoring Mosul's Commonwealth war cemetery

There have been “gentle steps forward” in the effort to repair the war cemetery in Mosul, following years of ISIS occupation.

Iraq’s second-largest city spent three years under Islamic State’s brutal rule and many of its buildings were destroyed, including its war cemetery.

When the occupation came to an end in 2017, it was estimated that 90% of the cemetery was damaged.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission oversees the site, along with 23,000 others around the world.

There have been 'gentle steps forward' in the effort to repair the war cemetery in Mosul, following years of ISIS occupation https://t.co/ZoQQ1slFaK

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