mo4ch:>Christmas in ruins: Santas barely find kids to hand presents to in devastated Mosul (VIDEO) | Mo4ch News

Men dressed as Santa Claus walking through a ruined city may seem like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie, but that’s how Christmas looks in Mosul, a former IS stronghold leveled to the ground in a US-backed liberation op.Two Iraqis packed their bags with small but colorful gifts and took to Mosul’s Old City to bring some joy to the local children, who’ve seen so much suffering during the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) rule and the brutal anti-terrorist campaign in the city a year and a half ago.But, as the Santas made their way around the destroyed homes and mosques with bullet ridden walls, they had problems finding the kids they could give presents to in the desolated streets. And those youngsters that they eventually happened-upon, seemed more baffled by the unexpected act of kindness itself than by actually being handed a ball or a small doll.Some reconstruction efforts are underway in Mosul, but this, so far, feels like a drop in the bucket seen against the enormous d…