Iraq has approved plans to build a large housing complex in the Northern Nineveh governorate to house families displaced during the war, the official daily Al-Sabah reported on Monday.

The project is located in Sinjar town, Northwest of the provincial capital Mosul, which suffered massive damage during the hostilities three years ago, it said.

"We have already laid the foundation stone for this project, which involves the construction of many low-cost houses for homeless families," the paper said, quoting Nineveh's governor Najm Al-Jabouri.

He said two companies would build the complex but did not mention costs or the project's duration.

(Writing by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@refinitiv.com)

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