(RAMADI, Iraq) — This is what victory looks like in the Iraqi city of Ramadi: In the once thriving Haji Ziad Square, not a single structure still stands. Turning in every direction yields a picture of devastation. A building that housed a pool hall and ice cream shops — reduced to rubble.
Ramadi, Iraq Is Now Little More Than Rubble
Susannah George, Desmond Butler, Maya Alleruzzo / AP, Time: World
Thu, 05/05/2016 - 7:03am
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