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A broken down ambulance in the Al-Sukar neighborhood of eastern Mosul. 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 been fighting to take back the city of Mosul from ISIS. On January 24, 2017 the Prime Minister of Iraq declared the entire east side of Mosul had been fully liberated. An offense to take back the west side has yet to begin. According to the United Nations, 750,000 civilians are living under Islamic State control in western Mosul.

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The Impact of ISIS in Iraq
A broken down ambulance in the Al-Sukar neighborhood of eastern Mosul. 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 been fighting to take back the city of Mosul from ISIS. On January 24, 2017 the Prime Minister of Iraq declared the entire east side of Mosul had been fully liberated. An offense to take back the west side has yet to begin. According to the United Nations, 750,000 civilians are living under Islamic State control in western Mosul.