Mosul, Iraq. The dead body of an Islamic State militant who is still wearing a suicide bombers vest lies on the floor of a former shopping center in the Al-Sukar neighborhood of eastern Mosul. His friend blew himself up in a suicide attack, which killed the boy and also destroyed the shopping area. Though eastern Mosul is considered fully liberated by the Iraq Army, 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. The dead body of an Islamic State militant who is still wearing a suicide bombers vest lies on the floor of a former shopping center in the Al-Sukar neighborhood of eastern Mosul. His friend blew himself up in a suicide attack, which killed the boy and also destroyed the shopping area. Though eastern Mosul is considered fully liberated by the Iraq Army, 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/I0000dZYqvJbCPFU/fit=1000x750/g=G0000.Uk3wZIDoaM/DSC-1328-edit.jpg)
