Mon Aug 22, 2016 20:50:08
Exclusive photos from inside Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province, which has been turned into a ghost town by the fighting.
Tens of thousands of families who fled their homes in 2015 after Daesh terrorists captured the city of Ramadi have returned home. The grueling military operation to liberate the city began in December. The army assisted in the evacuation of civilians before launching their assault.
Sputnik offers exclusive photos from on the ground in the ruined city, the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province, which has been turned into a ghost town by the fighting. Its roads, once full of cars, are now clogged with debris from the rubble of nearby buildings. Some roads now feature the rusted remains of burnt out tanks and other heavy military equipment.
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