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With Islamic State Gone, Iraqi City Mounts Comeback for Pope's Visit


With Islamic State Gone, Iraqi City Mounts Comeback for Pope's Visit
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When Islamic State fighters in 2014 advanced through the northern Iraqi city of Qaraqosh, one family fled that same night after burying their nine-year-old son — a casualty of the fighting. Now they and other Christian families are slowly returning home in time to welcome Pope Francis. VOA's Arash Arabasadi has this story.

Produced by: Arash Arabasadi

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