Feature: Reconstruction of Mosul's historic market raises hopes for Iraqis

A man sells fried fish outside the al-Attareen market in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 23, 2019. In the old city of Mosul, still in ruins and scarred by the intensive clashes between IS militants and Iraqi security forces, many shops in the ancient al-Attareen market started to open their doors. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)