Mosul, Iraq. An Iraq soldier displays some of the weapons he found while patrolling the recently liberated neighborhood of Al Sukar in eastern Mosul. Though eastern Mosul is considered fully liberated by the Iraq Army, and weapons facilities have been found with weapons confiscated, possible ISIS snipers, trip wires, and IEDs [improvised explosive devices] are still a threat to civilians. For more than two and half years Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city has been under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). Since October of 2016, Iraq Special Forces have begun the battle to take back Mosul.
![Mosul, Iraq. An Iraq soldier displays some of the weapons he found while patrolling the recently liberated neighborhood of Al Sukar in eastern Mosul. Though eastern Mosul is considered fully liberated by the Iraq Army, and weapons facilities have been found with weapons confiscated, possible ISIS snipers, trip wires, and IEDs [improvised explosive devices] are still a threat to civilians. For more than two and half years Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city has been under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). Since October of 2016, Iraq Special Forces have begun the battle to take back Mosul.](https://www.bethaniemitchell.com/img-get2/I0000A7dGzCWfKyM/fit=1000x750/g=G0000.Uk3wZIDoaM/DSC-1532edit.jpg)
