Anarchy replaces Saddam in Mosul

Residents burned buildings and plundered banks, grabbing wads of money, as Iraq’s third city descended into anarchy today after US and Kurdish forces swept into Mosul and Saddam Hussein’s troops fled.

Anarchy replaces Saddam in Mosul

Residents burned buildings and plundered banks, grabbing wads of money, as Iraq’s third city descended into anarchy today after US and Kurdish forces swept into Mosul and Saddam Hussein’s troops fled.

Iraqi dinars littered the streets as townspeople sacked the central bank and Mosul University’s library, with its rare manuscripts.

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