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  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi Army Humvee races along a recently liberated stretch of  the Erbil to Mosul highway.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_29_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Harvested improvised explosive devices, laid by the Islamic State during their two year occupation of the Bartella area of Iraq, wait for disposal by the side of the Erbil to Mosul road.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_28_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Iraqi Army  Counter Terrorism soldiers relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_27_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Iraqi Army  Counter Terrorism soldiers take relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_26_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Islamic State improvised rocket is seen in the recently liberated Iraqi town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_25_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An over grown and bomb damaged street is seen in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_24_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A mural defaced by Islamic State militants is seen outside the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_23_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A mural defaced by Islamic State militants is seen outside the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_22_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Markings denoting that a building contains improvised explosive devices are seen on the door of a former ISIS headquarters in the town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_21_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Islamic State improvised rocket launcher stands in the vandalised grave yard at the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_20_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A Christian statue, defaced by Islamic State militants, is seen in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_19_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_18_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_17_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism trooper stands guard near a statue defaced by Islamic State militants at the Mart Shmony Church, in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_16_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. The Islamic State flag is seen on a wall of the Mart Shmony Church in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_15_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A wooden cross erected by Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism troops and draped with the Iraqi flag is seen on a roof of the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_13_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism soldier is seen standing guard on the roof of the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_14_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An improvised explosive device, which was set by Islamic State militants to destroy the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq, is seen after being rendered safe by Iraqi Army engineers.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_12_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. The Islamic State flag is seen on a wall of the Mart Shmony Church in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_11_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi Army engineer holds the detonators to a suicide belt he defused after being found in a local house in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_10_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi Army engineer defuses a suicide belt found in a local house in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_09_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism troops are seen relaxing in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_08_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A statue of the Virgin Mary, with its head removed by Islamic State militants, is seen on a pile of rubble after being placed there by Iraqi soldiers in the town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_07_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A statue of the Virgin Mary, with its head removed by Islamic State militants, is seen on a pile of rubble after being placed there by Iraqi soldiers in the town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_06_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A Humvee utility vehicle, modified with extra armour by its former Islamic State owners, is seen on a street whilst it waits repairs by the Iraqi Army in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_05_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. An Iraqi soldier belonging to the Counter-Terrorism group, dons his bullet proof vest as he and colleagues prepare for a trip into the nearby town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_04_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Two Iraqi Army counter terrorism soldiers travel on the back of an armoured Humvee in the recently captured Iraqi town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_03_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. A stencil, left by militants, declares a former Christian house in the town of Bartella, Iraq, to be the property of the Islamic State<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_01_MCR.JPG
  • Licensed to London News Pictures. 23/10/2016. Two Iraqi Army counter terrorism soldiers travel on the back of an armoured Humvee in the recently captured Iraqi town of Bartella.<br />
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Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. Photo credit: Matt Cetti-Roberts/LNP
    LNP_BARTELLA_02_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_37_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_35_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_36_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_33_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_34_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_32_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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_31_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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 />
<br />
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_30_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_29_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_14_MCR.CR2
  • 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 />
<br />
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_28_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_27_MCR.JPG
  • 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 />
<br />
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_26_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_24_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_23_MCR.JPG
  • 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. 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
    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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_19_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_18_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_17_MCR.JPG
  • 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. 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_15_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_13_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_11_MCR.JPG
  • 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_12_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. 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 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
    LNP_MOSUL_PESH_09_MCR.JPG
  • 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. 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. 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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  • 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. 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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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Sevenoaks, Kent. Site location in Sevenoaks, Kent for the first grammar school to be built in England for 50 years. The Weald of Kent school in Tonbridge is to open this site as an "annexe" and will be named the Trinity School. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_NEW_GRAMMAR_SCHOOL_FOR_50_YEARS_...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Staff members wearing masks of characters from the TV series Only Fools and Horses ride the sceneic railway. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_3...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_3...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_2...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
    LNP_DREAMLAND_SCENIC_RAILWAY_OPENS_1...jpg
  • @Licensed to London News Pictures 15/10/15. Margate, Kent. Members of the Press, employees and prize winners ride the Dreamland Margate's Scenic Railway and Britains original roller coaster as it re-opens today 15/10/15. The restoration and final opening of the Scenic Railway marks the completion of the Dreamland Amusement Park largely supported by a grant of almost £6m form the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo credit: Manu Palomeque/LNP
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