In this July 11, 2017 photo, the sun sets behind destroyed buildings in the west side of Mosul, Iraq. The 9-month fight to defeat the Islamic State group in Mosul ended in a crescendo of devastation: bombardment that damaged or destroyed a third of its historic Old City in just three weeks. The cost of uprooting the militants was the destruction of large swaths of Iraq’s second largest city, leaving a population that is displaced, exhausted and potentially embittered if there is no reconstruction. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Jayden Daniels gets first NFL win as Commanders beat Giants
Led by a single-game franchise-record seven field goals from kicker Austin Seibert, the Washington Commanders defeated the New York Giants 21-18 at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Md., September 15, 2024. (Photos by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)
