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Pic from Andy Drury/ Magnus News. Andy Drury has become the first Westerner to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISIS capital Mosul last month. Pic shows the huge hospital complext which is where And

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EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he

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EXCLUSIVE: POSTCARD FROM MOSUL, A BRITISH DAD HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO TAKE A HOLIDAY IN THE RUINS OF ISLAMIC STATE – AND HE’S EVEN INTERVIEWED AN ISIS BRIDE A married British dad has become the first person to take a HOLIDAY in the ruins of the ISLAMIC STATE. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a £4,000 three-day mini break in what was once Hell on Earth. Dad-of-four Andy, 53, has brought back never-before-seen photographs of the devastated former ISIS Caliphate centre Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And amidst shocking apocalyptic scenes the innocent survivors and their families have spoken to him about trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble. The building firm owner, from Guildford, Surrey, even gained access to an ISIS bride whose husband and two sons are all believed to have fought for the death cult. Andy has spent the last 20 years touring areas of the planet most us don’t dare tread and it’s not the first time he’s been to Iraq. In 2016 he narrowly escaped death after visiting the frontline in Bashiir, south of Kirkuk, where he spent time with Kurdish soldiers fighting ISIS. During that encounter Andy, who doesn’t wear a bulletproof vest or helmet, was shot at by Islamic State but luckily escaped unharmed. Andy, who lives with his wife and children, said his biggest reason for returning to the dangerous region last month was to see if the men he spent time with on the front line were still alive. His three-day tour was split into the former front line near Kirkuk on day one, the former ISIS stronghold Mosul on day two, and a last day visiting a refugee camp and interviewing an ISIS wife. Andy said: “I must be the first person to be have been a tourist in the ruins of Islamic State. “My fixer Ammar (not his real name) was right on the front line for the taking back of Mosul, taking reporters in there. “But he said he is more scared with me, with the news reporters he