Health system in Mosul remains broken one year after defeat of Islamic State

Anas Bashar, a boy who was wounded by clashes, remains under care at Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Mosul, Iraq July 10, 2018. Picture taken July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

MOSUL (Reuters) - A year after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul from Islamic State the city's healthcare system remains broken, its hospitals lie in ruins and even basic services are lacking, according to aid groups.

The government retook Mosul with help from a U.S.-led coalition and Kurdish forces a year ago but 380,000 people were displaced from the northern city, which had a population of 2 million prior to its capture by the militant group in June 2014.