The battle for Mosul: Latest pictures

Tuesday 18 October 2016 15:30, UK

  1. Iraqi security forces advance in Qayara, south of Mosul, to attack Islamic State militants
    Image: Iraqi security forces advance in Qayara, south of Mosul, to attack Islamic State militants
  2. An Iraqi force of around 30,000 is leading the offensive to take back Mosul - Islamic State's last major stronghold in the country
    Image: An Iraqi force of around 30,000 is leading the offensive to take back Mosul - Islamic State's last major stronghold in the country
  3. Peshmerga fighters take on IS fighters near Mosul, in what is expected to be a long and difficult assault on the large northern Iraq city
    Image: Peshmerga fighters take on IS fighters near Mosul, in what is expected to be a long and difficult assault on the large northern Iraq city
  4. A woman walks with children at a Syrian refugee camp housing Iraqi families who fled fighting in the Mosul area. Continue through for more pictures
    Image: A woman walks with children at a Syrian refugee camp housing Iraqi families who fled fighting in the Mosul area. Continue through for more pictures
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