“Until this very day, the Iraqi parliament has not declared the city of Mosul a disaster zone, even though its eastern part is completely destroyed with houses that fell on their inhabitants,” Intisar al-Jubouri, a parliament member in Ninevah province, told Al-Monitor.
He added, “Emptying the city of its residents and advanced staff, such as doctors and teachers, is disturbing, and the failure to provide salaries and food for civilians is what is prompting residents to leave the city.”
Jubouri pointed out that two funds have been formed. The first aims to restore stability in Ninevah province and implement about 60 projects with the support of the United Nations, and the second is a reconstruction fund in which funds have been secured from the budget, international loans and grants. The funds will begin operating following the end of military operations.
In light of growing administrative corruption, low oil prices, rising anti-IS war expenses and a large budget deficit amounting to more than $20 billion, how will the Iraqi government manage to reconstruct Ninevah province and convince its people to return?
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