Feature: People in Mosul yearn for better life in 2020

A young man is seen over the rubble of a house which was destroyed during the battles with the IS militants, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 23, 2019. As the new year is around the corner, residents in Mosul, northern Iraq, are yearning for a better life in 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: People in Mosul yearn for better life in 2020" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)