Originally Posted by
Catweazle
Destruction like this, and trying to imagine the 'before' shot, is almost a shock to the system. Moreover, images like this are something of a rose out of the ashes
Indeed it is. Life comes back to these places though.
Bashiqa (15km East of Mosul - the city was held by Daesh for more than 2 yrs and has been liberated some 6 months ago. It's pretty much 100% destroyed and very few people are back in the city now) a few days ago:
