People visit the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Kurdish people sit in a coffee shop in front of Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
People walk at Erbil fountain square as seen from the Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
People visit the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
People walk outside Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
A general view shows the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Workers are seen as they lay tiles on the floor of a 19th-century mansion at the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
A Kurdish family tours inside Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
People visit the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
People visit the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
A mosque is pictured inside Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
A view shows inside the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
A tourist couple takes a selfie at the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
A view shows part of Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
A view shows a part of Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
People visit the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Kurdish people sit in a coffee shop in front of Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi - RTS13NVS
A man sits inside Erbil Citadel, Iraq April 14, 2017. Picture taken April 14, 2017.REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
War Wrecked: Erbil works to rebuild citadel
High on a rocky outcrop, just 50 miles from the fighting that is wrecking historic sites across Iraq, workers are busy laying out floor tiles, determined to save at least one ancient structure amidst the turmoil.