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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Soldiers, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, stand on armoured Humvees during a visit to Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_31_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A young girl looks at the dead bodies of ISIS militants, killed four days before by Iraqi forces, in Mosul's Al Intisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_12_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have fled fighting within Mosul, board Iraqi Army trucks as they prepare to leave the city's Hay Intasar district for the safety of a refugee camp. Hay Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_38_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A resident of Mosul's Al Antisar district receives a sack of food from a local volunteer. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_18_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A boot sits in a gutter and beyond the dead bodies of ISIS extremists, killed four days before by Iraqi forces, are seen in Mosul's Al Intisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_16_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have fled fighting within Mosul, board Iraqi Army trucks as they prepare to leave the city's Hay Intasar district for the safety of a refugee camp. Hay Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_40_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have escaped fighting in Mosul, queue for lunch outside a mosque, where many are temporarily staying, in the city's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_33_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, peers from the turret of an armoured Humvee as his unit visits Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_32_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Residents and Iraqi soldiers dance to music during a visit to Mosul's Al Antisar district by soldiers of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_28_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, searches a man in Mosul's Al Intisar district as residents queue to receive food from local volunteers. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_22_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, stands guard as residents of Mosul's Al Intisar District queue for food being handed out by volunteers.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_21_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, searches a man in Mosul's Al Intisar district as residents queue to receive food from local volunteers. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_17_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Two Iraqi children stand in front of their home's bullet riddled gate in Mosul's Al Intisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_14_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A young Iraqi refugee from Mosul waves from an Iraqi Army truck as he and others prepare to leave the city's Hay Intisar district for the safety of a refugee camp. Hay Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_43_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have fled fighting within Mosul, board Iraqi Army trucks as they prepare to leave the city's Hay Intasar district for the safety of a refugee camp. Hay Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_42_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have fled fighting within Mosul, board Iraqi Army trucks as they prepare to leave the city's Hay Intasar district for the safety of a refugee camp. Hay Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_39_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have escaped fighting in Mosul, walk with bags in the city's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_36_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, sits on the turret of an armoured Humvee as his unit visits Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_30_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Residents of Mosul's Al Antisar district receive sacks of food from local volunteers. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_26_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, hands a sack of food to a female resident of Mosul's Al Intisar district during a visit by his unit. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_24_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, hands a sack of food to a female resident of Mosul's Al Intisar district during a visit by his unit. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_23_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, flashes a victory sign from the turret of an armoured Humvee as his unit visits Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_19_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Two Iraqi children stand in front of their home's bullet riddled gate in Mosul's Al Intisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_15_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Soldiers, of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, sit on an armoured Humvee as it drives along a road during a visit to Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_13_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Residents, and geese, are seen on a street in Mosul's Al Intisar District on the south east side of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_11_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldier, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, stands guard as his unit visits Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_09_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A Mosul resident stands with his cow during a visit by soldiers, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, to the city's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_08_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A soldiers, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, talks to a young boy who is asking for food during a visit to Mosul's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_05_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Soldiers, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, relax during a visit to Mosul's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_04_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have escaped fighting in Mosul, queue for lunch outside a mosque, where many are temporarily staying, in the city's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_34_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A T-72 tank, belonging to the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division, wait in Mosul's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_37_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi refugees, who have escaped fighting in Mosul, walk with bags in the city's Hay Intisar district on the south east of the city. The district was taken by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) around a week ago and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_35_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi Police office mans a DShK heavy machine gun mounted on a pickup truck as soldiers of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armored Division visit Mosul's Al Inisar district on the south east of the city. The Al Intisar district was taken four days ago by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and, despite its proximity to ongoing fighting between ISF and ISIS militants, many residents still live in the settlement without regular power and water and with dwindling food supplies.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul.  Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL2_10_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Residents of Mosul's Gogjali District fly a white flag from their truck to show they pose no threat to Iraqi Security Forces operating nearby.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi men, holding bags containing their possessions, wait in line as the prepare to board a bus that will evacuate them from Mosul's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them away from the fighting in the city to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL1_24_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL1_11_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, sit together as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Guided by an Iraqi Army major women and children, all escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, sit as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi men, holding bags containing their possessions, wait in line as the prepare to board a bus that will evacuate them from Mosul's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them away from the fighting in the city to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Guided by an Iraqi Army major women and children, all escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A young girl looks west towards the centre of Mosul as she and other families, escaping from areas within the city where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants is taking place, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi family board a pickup truck, mounting a white flag and loaded down with their possessions, as they prepare to escape Mosul's Gogjali District and fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and ISIS militants for the safety of Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Guided by an Iraqi Army major women and children, all escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, stand in line as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, sit together as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Women and children, escaping from areas within Mosul where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants are fighting, sit together as they wait to board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. Iraqi men, holding bags containing their possessions, wait in line as the prepare to board a bus that will evacuate them from Mosul's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them away from the fighting in the city to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi man looks from a bus window for a friend as he and other families, escaping from areas within the city where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants is taking place, wait to be evacuated by the Iraqi Army from the city's Gogjali District.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A young girl looks back she and other families, escaping from areas within the city where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants is taking place, board a bus in the city's Gogjali District. The bus, provided by the Iraqi Army, will take them to the safety of a refugee camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi SWAT Police officer aims his PKM machine gun towards Islamic State held Mosul, some 700 metres away, from a position in the cities Gogjali District.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. A young Iraqi woman, wearing a niqab looks from a bus window as she and other families, escaping from areas within the city where fighting between Iraqi Security Forces and Islamic State militants is taking place, wait to be evacuated by the Iraqi Army from the city's Gogjali District.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 10/11/2016. Mosul, Iraq. An Iraqi SWAT Police talks to a local resident who needs medicatioon from a position in the cities Gogjali District.<br />
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The battle to retake Mosul, which fell June 2014, started on the 16th of October 2016 with Iraqi Security Forces eventually reaching the city on the 1st of November. Since then elements of the Iraq Army and Police have succeeded in pushing into the city and retaking several neighbourhoods allowing civilians living there to be evacuated - though many more remain trapped within Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga T-55 tank points its gun toward Islamic State held positions as Kurdish forces carry out an operation to retake the ISIS held town of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Kurdish peshmerga fighters stand for a group photo taken by a colleague as they wait for the start of a joint Iraqi Army and peshmerga operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Smoke from a coalition airstrike rises over the town of Tiskharab near Mosul, Iraq, during an operation to retake the Islamic State held town of Bashiqa today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Peshmerga fighters watch as colleagues fight to retake the ISIS held town of Tiskharab,Iraq , close to Mosul, during an operation to retake areas around the town of Bashiqa from the Islamic State today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Pickup trucks and armoured vehicles belonging to Iraqi-Kurdish peshmerga fighters queue as they begin to drive into no-mans land as part of an operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016). <br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Pickup trucks and armoured vehicles belonging to Iraqi-Kurdish peshmerga fighters queue as they begin to drive into no-mans land as part of an operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016). <br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Peshmerga fighters look towards the burning town of Tiskharab, where Kurdish colleagues are clearing out Islamic State positions during an operation to retake the ISIS held town of Bashiqa Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Peshmerga fighter looks towards the burning town of Tiskharab, where colleagues are clearing out Islamic State positions during an operation to retake the ISIS held town of Bashiqa Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Kurdish peshmerga rest after taking up defensive positions along an Islamic State constructed berm during an offensive to retake the ISIS held town of Bashiqa, near Mosul, Iraq today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. With the smoke from coalition airstrikes in the background, peshmerga fighters are seen near the Iraqi town of Tiskharab near Mosul city, during an offensive to retake the Bashiqa area today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga fighter pauses behind an earthen berm during a large offensive to retake ISIS held areas around Bashiqa near Mosul today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga fighter pauses behind an earthen berm during a large offensive to retake ISIS held areas around Bashiqa near Mosul today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Four Kurdish peshmerga fighters advance along a road at the beginning of a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area, and eventually Mosul, from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga fighter flashes a V for victory sign as he and his colleagues drive forward to take start part of an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga fighter looks towards a large explosion, possibly from a coalition airstrike, during a offensive to retake the Islamic State held city of Bashiqa, Iraq, today {(date}).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Kurdish peshmerga forces move along an ISIS dug trench as take part in an offensive to retake the area around the Islamic State held city of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Bashiqa, Iraq. 20/10/2016.<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga tank crewman uses binoculars to look for targets during part of a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga fighter fires a PKM machine gun at Islamic State positions during an offensive to retake a large area around the ISIS held town of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Smoke obscures a Kurdish T-55 tank after firing at ISIS held positions as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_21_MCR.JPG
  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish T-55 tank advances as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Peshmerga fighters sit on an armoured Humvee mounting a MILAN anti-tank guided weapon system as they advance toward ISIS positions during an offensive to retake the Islamic State held town of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish T-55 tank advances as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga machine gunner hunkers down in the turret of his armoured Humvee as he takes part in a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga gunner fires a heavy machine gun at ISIS positions as Kurdish forces start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_22_MCR.JPG
  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish T-55 tank advances as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_20_MCR.JPG
  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Smoke obscures a Kurdish T-55 tank after firing at ISIS held positions as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Kurdish peshmerga engineers use an armoured bulldozer to clear a path as an Islamic State held village burns from coalition airstrikes during a large offensive to retake ISIS held areas near Bashiqa Iraq today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_16_MCR.JPG
  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish T-55 tank advances as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. The commander of a Kurdish armoured personnel carrier flashes a V for victory sign as peshmerga fighters launch an offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga fighter fires a PKM machine gun at Islamic State positions during an offensive to retake a large area around the ISIS held town of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga fighter fires his M16 assault rifle at nearby Islamic State positions during an offensive to retake a large area around the ISIS held town of Bashiqa, Iraq, today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. An Islamic State mortar lands behind peshmerga forces as they retake the ISIS held town of Tiskharab, close to Bashiqa Iraq today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Three Kurdish T-55 tanks advances as peshmerga fighters start a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A peshmerga fighter  takes a cigarette break in a dry field as Kurdish forces launch an offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. A Kurdish peshmerga machine gunner takes a selfie with the Kurdish flag on the turret of his armoured Humvee as he takes part in a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • 20/10/2016. Bashiqa, Iraq. Kurdish peshmerga fighters advance at the beginning of a large offensive to retake the Bashiqa area from Islamic State militants today (20/10/2016).<br />
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Launched in the early hours of today with support from coalition special forces and air strikes, the attack is part of the larger operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, and involves both the Kurds and the Iraqi Army. The city of Bashiqa, around 9 miles north of Mosul, is one of several gateway areas that must be taken before any attempted offensive on Mosul itself.<br />
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Despite the peshmerga suffering several casualties after militants fought back using mortars, heavy machine guns and snipers, the Kurdish forces were quickly taking ground with Haider al-Abadi, the Iraqi prime minister, stating that the operation to retake Mosul was progressing faster than expected. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. An Iraqi Emergency Response Soldier, carrying an RPG, runs towards the village of Albu Saif as his battalion assaults the ISIS held settlement during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. Iraqi Emergency Response Soldiers clear houses in the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. Iraqi soldiers of the Iraqi Emergency Response Division gather in the gateway of a home as Iraqi Security Forces assault the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State forces.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. An Iraqi Army Aviation Mi-28 attack helicopter fires unguided rockets and 30mm canon into the village of Albu Saif as Iraqi security forces continue with the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State forces.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. An Iraqi Emergency Response soldier relays the position of an ISIS fighter in the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. An Iraqi Emergency Response soldier runs past a street as colleagues provide cover in the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 20/02/2017. Albu Saif, Iraq. An Iraqi Emergency Response Soldier uses a machine gun to cover comrades assaulting the village of Albu Saif during the offensive to retake western Mosul from Islamic State militants.<br />
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The settlement of Albu Saif is located on high ground overlooking Mosul Airport and as such is a strategic point that needs to be taken as part of the operation to retake the western side of Mosul. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
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