国际英语资讯:Feature: People in Mosul yearn for better life in 2020
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>, <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yearning">yearning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="liberation">liberation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>), <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snail">snail</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>.</p><p><span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Saadi">Saadi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="butcher">butcher</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="my">my</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span>," <span word="Saadi">Saadi</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>.</p><p><span word="Saadi">Saadi</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="Hazim">Hazim</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 40<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2020 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="flourishing">flourishing</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Attareen">Attareen</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="reconstruction">reconstruction</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="Hashim">Hashim</span> <span word="Walid">Walid</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="back">back</span>."</p><p><span word="Walid">Walid</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span>.</p>
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