With IS Gone, Iraq Shapes Plans for Rebuilding Mosul
Just days after Iraqi forces evicted Islamic State (IS) militants from the last parcel of land that they controlled in Mosul, Iraqi government officials say they are ready to rebuild the war-torn city and return an estimated 1 million displaced civilians to their homes. Officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Planning told VOA that they […]Rikar Hussein writes for Voice of America:
Just days after Iraqi forces evicted Islamic State (IS) militants from the last parcel of land that they controlled in Mosul, Iraqi government officials say they are ready to rebuild the war-torn city and return an estimated 1 million displaced civilians to their homes.
Officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Planning told VOA that they had drawn up a 10-year plan to reconstruct the city, which came under full control of U.S.-backed Iraqi forces last week.
"This is a broad plan that will hopefully start in the beginning of next year and continue until 2027," Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, ministry spokesperson, told VOA. "The plan will cost around $10 billion."
