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Caged in war: evacuating Mosul's zoo

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April 4, 2017

Destroyed homes, columns of smoke, fleeing people: Looking at pictures like these of the war in Iraq, it is easy to forget that a peaceful everyday life once existed. One last remnant of that was Mosul zoo - now the animals have been evacuated to safety. The situation for thousands of people remains critical, however.

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