On 21 July 2017, Iraq's second city Mosul was liberated from the Islamic State after three years of brutal rule. But has the traumatised city recovered?
![Mosul victory [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/F2EE5823-8922-4872-983C-EFB9307B663F.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=wuSZO6bj "Mosul victory [AFP]")
![Kadim al-Sahir [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/D3073DB5-EF08-4AB0-952B-090301F16807.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=PMsV96na "Kadim al-Sahir [Getty]")
![Iraq cts [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/A7623E0E-0648-4F6D-A2AE-FF6A262F0539.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=DOCfQSk1 "Iraq cts [Getty]")
![Mosul destruction [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/AC29A113-0DB5-4497-BB01-C28BC28D744D.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=oxkEsBrQ "Mosul destruction [Getty]")
