Monthly Archives: April 2017

The battle to retake Mosul from the so-called Islamic State is far from over. But the liberated zones feel very liberated indeed.

And estimated 400,000 civilians remained in the ancient city centre as Iraqi forces closed in on ISIS in Mosul. Human shields in the hands of a brutal terror group.

As the elite Iraqi forces drive into the ISIS-controlled metropolis, making headlines, their flanks are increasingly exposed.