Alcohol shops in Mosul reopen two years after its recapture from IS

A man sells liquor in his shop, after it was banned during the Islamic State militants' seizure of the city, in Mosul, Iraq April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Rashid

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Almost two years after Iraqi forces recaptured the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS), small shops selling alcohol are reopening their doors and new ones are appearing. 

Customers purchase bottles or cans of liquor which are then placed in black plastic bags, or emptied out into nondescript plastic bottles.