Police ban face veil to guard Iraq's post-IS Mosul
1,352 views · Published 15 June 2017 · 0:44 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · News & Politics
Iraqi women walk freely around a street market in Mosul, their hair wrapped in brightly coloured scarves and face uncovered after police banned the conservative black veil mandatory under jihadist rule. Iraqi forces, who have retaken eastern Mosul from the Islamic State group after three years of jihadist rule, have banned the face veil as part of a package of measures to curb jihadist attacks in the area.
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