Basrawis up on the rooftops

Basra's Back in Business

Their mission in the Iraqi city was marred by violence, but British troops are preparing to leave a city that's bouncing back. Photographer Abbie Trayler-Smith accompanied TIME's Catherine Mayer to see how Basrawis are rebuilding their lives

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