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Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016, after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group. Iraqi forces retook Hamam al-Alil from IS, a key objective in their three-week advance on the city. Raqa and Mosul are the last major cities in Syria and Iraq under the jihadists' control. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqis and Iraqi forces members bathe in a sulphur pond in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016, after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to regain control of the city of Mosul from the group.
Iraqi forces retook Hamam al-Alil from IS, a key objective in their three-week advance on the city. Raqa and Mosul are the last major cities in Syria and Iraq under the jihadists' control.



 / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE        (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)