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New Footage Reveals Devastation ISIS Left Behind in Ramadi

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces ran ISIS out of Ramadi in December

New aerial footage released by the International Committee of the Red Cross shows widespread devastation in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, which the organization called a "ghost town."

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces ran ISIS out of Ramadi in December. While the offensive was viewed as a victory, it left the once-bustling city which formerly was home to 1 million people largely uninhabitable.

The ICRC said explosive "remnants of war are scattered across the city" and most locals are too afraid to return home — adding that it will take "months, if not years" to make the city safe again.

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