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Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) advance towards the village of Ayn Nasir, south of Mosul, on October 29, 2016, during the ongoing battle against Islamic State group jihadists to liberate the city of Mosul.
Iraq launched a broad offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group almost two weeks ago. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)