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Distro - The Battle For Mosul 

Paolo Pellegrin 

In October 2016, the operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State commenced with a joint effort of Kurdish Peshmergas and Iraqi forces, backed by an international coalition giving air support and advice on the ground. One by one, the villages and small towns on the eastern road to Mosul had to be freed. The massive presence of civilians trying to escape IS controlled areas, raising white flags, made the liberation even more difficult. Around Qayyarah, a city southeast of Mosul, IS fighters have set alight oil fields to obstruct coalition air strikes and recognition missions. On assignment for the... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A division of peshmerga soldiers, accompanied by... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Peshmerga fire into ISIS positions around Bashiqa.
A... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A division of peshmerga soldiers, accompanied by... 

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IRAQ. 2016. In late October, peshmerga forces assaulted Omar... 

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IRAQ. 2016. In late October, peshmerga forces assaulted Omar... 

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IRAQ. 2016. In late October, peshmerga forces assaulted Omar... 

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IRAQ. 2016. In late October, peshmerga forces assaulted Omar... 

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IRAQ. 2016. In late October, peshmerga forces assaulted Omar... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Peshmerga forces on the move to recapture a village... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Outside the recently liberated village of Omar Qapchi,... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Outside the recently liberated village of Omar Qapchi,... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Fazilia, a multiethnic village 10 kilometers east... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas in Qayyara. 

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IRAQ. 2016. Over the summer, in an effort to prevent coalition... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Over the summer, in an effort to prevent coalition... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas in Qayyara. 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas in Qayyara. 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas carrying with them... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas carrying with them... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas carrying with them... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas carrying with them... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People flee ISIS controlled areas in Qayyara. 

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IRAQ. 2016. Over the summer, in an effort to prevent coalition... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Over the summer, in an effort to prevent coalition... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A member of the PMF, Popular Mobilization Forces,... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A tatooed peshmerga fighter in a frontline position... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People from the village of Bajurbuk, near Bashiqa,... 

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IRAQ. 2016.People from the village of Bajurbuk, near Bashiqa,... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A boy suspected of doing reconnaissance for ISIS... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A soldier of the 9th Iraqi armored division falls... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Soldiers of the 9th Iraqi armored division stand... 
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IRAQ. 2016. Soldiers of the 9th Iraqi armored division on a rooftop... 

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IRAQ. 2016. The body of an ISIS fighter who was killed when he... 
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IRAQ. 2016. The body of a dead ISIS fighter is seen in the city... 
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IRAQ. 2016. Iraqi military arrest an ISIS suspect.
As the Iraqi... 

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IRAQ. 2016. As the Iraqi federal police fought ISIS in the city... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Kurdish peshmerga mourn the death of one of their... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Iraqi federal police in a front line position in... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Mosul. At an improvised triage center run by the... 

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IRAQ. 2016. A man fleeing from ISIS controlled areas is seen... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Civilians flee ISIS held areas during an intense... 

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IRAQ. 2016. People fleeing from ISIS controlled areas are loaded... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Civilians flee ISIS held areas during an intense... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Iraqi military run towards the roof of a building... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Iraqi military shoot at an ISIS held position in... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Iraqi military shoot at an ISIS held position in... 

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IRAQ. 2016. An Iraqi soldier is wounded during an intense firefight... 

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IRAQ. 2016. Civilians flee ISIS held areas during an intense... 
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