IRQ130716AA001BAGHDAD — A year after the fall of Mosul to the Islamic State, the extremists are cementing a totalitarian regime where life is orderly and the streets are clean, but the vast majority of residents are desperate and miserable.

"We are living in the Dark Ages," said Hala Nassar, a college student who postponed her studies when the Islamic State took over the city. "We are stuck in a big prison hoping to be free."

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