The Islamic State is mostly gone from the ancient city of Mosul after what some veterans call "the toughest urban warfare since World War II." Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared victory, but half his second largest city is in ruins. Thousands are dead; more than 700,000 are refugees. Nobody thinks peace is at hand — while ISIS still holds the Syrian city of Raqqa and fosters violence in other places, too. Will the US and other western countries help rebuild Mosul — while Kurds, Turks and other factions struggle for power?
Destroying Mosul in order to save it
Credits
Guests:
Rukmini Callimachi - New York Times -
@rcallimachi,
James Dobbins - RAND Corp -
@Jim_Dobbins,
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi - Middle East Forum -
@ajaltamimi,
Robert Malley - International Crisis Group -
@Rob_Malley
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Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Sáša Woodruff,
Andrea Brody,
Yael Even Or,
Devan Schwartz