IS Explosives Still Terrorize Mosul Residents

More than a year after Mosul was liberated from the grip of the Islamic State terror group, landmines and unexploded ordnance remain a threat to residents. Two weeks ago, a group of children playing on the site of the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in western Mosul found and inadvertently detonated an explosive device. One child was killed in the explosion and two others were injured. "When I heard that my son was injured, I was in shock," Omar Abdulqader told VOA. "I...

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