The Battle for Mosul
Iraq
2016/2017
After a battle of approximately nine months, on the 10th of July 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally claimed victory over IS in the city of Mosul. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the city, much of which has suffered heavy damages. According to AP reports, between 9,000 and 11,000 civilians have been killed in the battle, and tens of thousands had to abandon their houses. They are the so-called IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons). Amnesty International released a report, “At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul”, accusing Iraqi forces of violating international law all along with the fight. The government’s victory in Mosul may unleash revenge attacks and revive old resentments between Sunni and Shiites, a sectarian divide that tipped Iraq into civil war after the 2013 US-led invasion.
01 - October 2016 - A man walks in Qayyarah, in northern Iraq, as smoke rises from a burning oil well.02 - July, 2017 - A civilian who managed to leave an area still under Isis control tryes to find shelter while members of the Iraqi Special Forces Golden Division fight back against Isis militant at a frontline position in the Old City of Mosul.
03 - July, 2017 - Members of the Iraqi Forces exult after capturing an alleged Isis militant in the Old City of Mosul.04 - July, 2017 - An alleged Isis militant captured in the Old City of Mosul.
05 - July, 2017 - An alleged Isis militant captured in the Old City of Mosul.06 - November2016 - Isis graffiti inside a house in Bartella a town recently liberated by Iraqi army.
07 - March 2017 - Memebrs of the Iraqi Special Forces inside a builing, in soutwest Mosul.08 - March 2017 - Members of the Federal Police take a shelter after a car bomb explosion, in southwest Mosul.
09 - June 2017 - The dead bodies of an Isis fighter, according to Iraqi forces, in west Mosul.10 - July, 2017 - Civilians accused of being isis militants or sympathizers are tided after they managed to leave an area where heavy fight took place between Iraqi Forces and Isis militants in the Old City of Mosul.
11 - June 2017 - A woman with a little girl from al-Zinjili district walks to reach a safer area in west Mosul after manageing to escape from an area still under Isis control.12 - July, 2017 - Destroyed building in the Old City of Mosul.13 - May 2017 - Members of the Iraqi Army stand inside the ruins of the Mosul Hotel before an attempt to retake Al-Shifa Hospital, in west Mosul.14 - May 2017 - A member of the Iraqi Army hit by an Isis sniper during an attempt to retake Al-Shifa Hospital, is carried away from the front line, in west Mosul.15 - June 2017 - A member of the Iraqi Army seats inside a building in al-Zanjili frontline moments after one of his comrade died by friendly fire.16 - October 2016 - Members of the Golden Division Special Forces inside Bartella.17 - March 2017 - Family who fled fighting in their neighbourhood walks in a desertic area on south-west of Mosul.
18 - April 2017 - A member of the Iraqi Federal Police fights back against Islamic State militants at a frontline position near the train station in southwest Mosul.19 - June 2017 - Members of the Iraqi Army evacuate people who managed to escaped from an area still under Isis control in al-Zinjili district, in west Mosul.20 - June 2017 - Members of the Iraqi Army run away from the frontline in al-Zinjili district during an alleged chlorine chemical attack by Isis militants, in west Mosul.21 - June 2017 - A member of the Iraqi Army covers his face with an Isis flag during an alleged chlorine chemical attack in al-Zinjili district, in west Mosul.22 - June 2017 - A man fled from al-Zinjili district is helped by members of the Iraqi Army, in west Mosul.23 - October 2016 - Men accused of being ISIS militants or sympathizers cower before interrogation by a local militia in Qayyarah.24 - October 2016 - An alleged Isis fighter captured among the people who were fleeing from Shora, a village liberated from Isis by Iraqi army25 - November2016 - ISIS militants accused of taking part at the commando raid on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk in an apparent attempt to divert attention from Mosul Operation are held in a police station in Kirkuk. 26 - December 2016 - Blast wall of a military base near Kirkuk.27 - April 2017 - A woman stands among buildings damaged by a coalition airstrikes in Mansour district, in southwest Mosul. According to local people at leat 21 civilians have been used in the area as human shield by Isis.28 - June 2017 - A woman with a little boy from al-Zinjili district walks to reach a safer area in west Mosul after manageing to escape from an area still under Isis control.29 - June 2017 - Ead, 13, injured by an explosion while fleeing with his family from his house still under Isis control in al-Zanjili district, is transferred with his father and another injured woman inside a military vehicle in a safe place in west Mosul.30 - March 2017 - A man infront of the bodies of civilians killed during the fighting between Iraqi special forces and Isis militants, soutwest of Mosul.31 - October 2016 - A woman in a taxi in Qayyarah checkpoint.