On April 15, New York Times Correspondent Rukmini Callimachi shared some photos she had taken in Mosul... and twitter fell in love with them for all the right reasons.
Callimachi had met Sadoun Dhanoun, 39, while he was busy at work. Mr. Dhanoun was writing cheerful quotes on a freshly painted wall to cover Daesh's hate-preaching graffiti.
This inspiring thread is sure to make you smile.
Slowly, people in Mosul are reclaiming their city
This man is doing it by stencilling inpirational messages
Sadoun Dhanoun paints all over hateful ISIS' graffiti
Peace instead of violence... this is what his work is about
He didn't just write things from memory, he did some homework too
Leaving a sweet taste for passersby
This is not the only wall he has painted
He is even planning to paint flowers to complement the quotes!
Our world needs beauty
"In life, be like a cube of sugar, so that when you are gone you leave a sweet taste."
In January, elite Iraqi troops announced the recapture of the eastern half of the city from ISIS – an announcement that signaled that Iraqi forces had regained momentum in the battle.
Daech (IS) remains in western Mosul. According to Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurdish leader and Iraq's former finance minister, Mosul will be completely “destroyed” in the battle to liberate it completely.